Money quote(s):
"I'm disgusted by it, quite literally. No, I'm not like a great many people who are shocked at what the Marines in question may or may not have done - I'm disgusted by the so-called Americans who say that THEY are disgusted/disgraced/embarrassed/whatever by what the Marines appear to have done. The first thing that went through my mind was whether or not they remember the stories of our soldiers (and civilians) being beheaded and subsequently mutilated after their death(s)." (Bold typeface added for emphasis. - CAA.)
Disgusted? Not really. Disgraced? Not even close. Embarrassed? Maybe a little (at least by the poor judgment in putting it on YouTube).
The act, and its subsequent publicization, are unhelpful the counter-insurgency fight.
"That people are afraid to get prosecuted for what they do in a combat zone, therefore they hesitate at some of the worst possible moments. If you ask me, this is a pretty good example of hanging somebody up by a yardarm for what amounts to be a practical joke in the mind of a combat Marine."
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I'm for stuffing and mounting a few Taliban in the National Museum of Natural History--examaples of less evolved life-forms, y'know.
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