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There is a lot of killing in a war zone. If we trained our military to ask questions and then shoot (if you have permission and bullets), we would not last very long. There are probably not only a few instances where instinctive actions had undesireable consequences. I frankly do not believe that our soldiers believe that it is okay to grab civilians, kill them and then plant evidence. I do believe that we have Clintonista operatives in the military, or too many officers who believe in patent leather rather than Patton. Half of our congress want to cut and run; maybe some of our active military are worrying about their futures if the Democrats take over. So to CYA, especially with the Murtha's of the world in position to take over, we have a lack of intestional fortitude in connection with marginal action by our enlisted men.

There is a lot of killing in a war zone.

True.

If we trained our military to ask questions and then shoot (if you have permission and bullets), we would not last very long.

So, instead, we're supposed to train them to abduct random civilians, kill them, and plant an AK-47 and a shovel to make it look as if the civilian was planing an IED.

I'm not quite following you. What is the benefit of doing all that?

There are probably not only a few instances where instinctive actions had undesireable consequences.

I wasn't aware that abducting random civilians, killing them, and planting an AK-47 and a shovel to make it look as if the civilian was setting an IED was "instinctive."

I frankly do not believe that our soldiers believe that it is okay to grab civilians, kill them and then plant evidence.

They don't, which is why these guys are going to go to trial as opposed to being awarded a medal.

So to CYA, especially with the Murtha's of the world in position to take over, we have a lack of intestional fortitude in connection with marginal action by our enlisted men.

You're saying that abducting random civilians, killing them, and planting an AK-47 and a shovel to make it look as if the civilian was setting an IED is a "marginal action?"

Your moral compass needs some heavy-duty recalibration.