Comments on: American Soldiers Burn Terrorist Bodies, Taunt Taliban Fighters

By: Seth Williams

Seth Williams — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Hey, Dave? What happend to you? Did you drink the whole can of Instant Jackass?

I started off my day thinking you were merely immoral, now I thnk you’re just needlessly antagonistic.

By: sammy small

sammy small — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Lets remember that the Geneva Conventions were written and signed onto by nations that used standing armies to fight conventional wars. It was the rules of war written for a bygone era. That is not to say that many of its provisions couldn’t apply for today’s fighting. I doubt that any organized force which the U.S. would fight in today’s world would have ever acknowledged it.

That being said, remember that continuing operations in Afghanistan are being accomplished with small units and special operators in rough terrain. Caring for dead bodies of opposition forces is not high on their agenda. Maybe burning of bodies was the most expedient method of disposal given the prevailing conditions. There is not enough info to make a judgement. And until one has experienced like conditions, judgement would certainly be armchair quarterbacking.

Overall I think that the U.S. should abandon the Geneva Conventions and come up with a new code of conduct for U.S. soldiers who encounter current day conditions of combat with a variety of enemy. Otherwise this kind of issue will arise again and again and provide fodder for news outlets to bash the U.S. over and over again.

By: Mark Kraft

Mark Kraft — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Why would it be necessary to burn the bodies? Certainly, the American and Afghani friendly who died in the same ambush weren’t burned. If you pay attention to the timeline, you’ll see that the burning took place less than 24 hours later, and took place just a few weeks ago. Teperatures in Afghanistan are in the moderate 70′s at this time of year, so where is there a need to burn the bodies as opposed to notifying hte locals during the review of the village the next day and letting them bury the dead.

Centcom seems to believe that this is a violation not only of hte Geneva Conventions, but also of the Law of Land Warfare. If so, then the soldiers should be tried and convicted, not coddled.

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By: Sluggo

Sluggo — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

We are fighting ruthless killers who will use any means necessary to kill those who don’t think like them. If we have to fight a war, using legal conventions over half a century old, against people who follow no rules, we will lose. Besides, the Geneva Convention rules only apply to soldiers fighting under a national banner. Terrorists have never been considered soldiers, that is until the enemies of America muddled the rules to include them.

If we don’t fight them as brutally and ruthlessly as they do us, we cannot win. Right now, those who hate America use any tool to prevent us from defending ourselves. Anytime we do, legal or not, we are criticized.

Waging a war with ‘emotions’ and political considerations is a sure way to lose. The enemy will show no mercy if victorious..do you want them to dictate your future?

By: keep it simple

keep it simple — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Wear a friggin t-shirt that says “nuking japan was good” and on the back “desecration wins wars” and see what kind of conversations you strike with everyday people on the street anywhere in the world. Try and explain to them and YOURSELF why someone would dislike you for it. You are …ACTUALLY SUPPORTING…barbarism and human attrocities at their worst. Congradulations, you’re not human anymore.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’m with WOOF.

Well goodness gracious. We wouldn’t want to offend the head-choppers now would we?

So, as long as we don’t cut off the heads of Muslims, our actions will be justified?

What would our soldiers have to do for you to criticize them, Rob? And remember… you’re apparently the moral one in this debate.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

On thing you have to understand about fighting fanatic Islam is that humiliation is the ultimate defeat.

Remember when American soldiers helped the Iraqis tear down that statue of Saddam and a soldier draped an American flag over the head, but then took it down? He should have left the flag. In fact, our flag should have flown over every city we cleared, if only for a short time.

In fanatic Islam, the people believe that their god is greatest. Any sign of weakness on our part fuels the belief that Allah will be victorious. To defeat them, you need to humiliate them and their god. You may not like it, but that’s the way it is. Playing nice and trying to appease them will ultimately lead to failure.

This is a religious war, whether or not anyone on our side wants to acknowledge it. That is certainly how the enemy sees it. Humiliating and defeating them, thus proving that their god is not greatest, is the only way to defeat them.

By: ICallMasICM

ICallMasICM — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

‘I still don’t see what the big deal is.’??????

Really???? I’m thinking the Golden Rule applies here.

But let’s take a deep breath and try to find out if these allegations are true first. I seem to remember someone making some unfounded accusations about cutting ears off and rape that turned out to be unsubstantiated. Who was it again? Oyh, yeah I think I remember.

By: WOOF

WOOF — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The mujahadeen fighters in Afghanistan have been at it for 20 years. Afghanistan has repelled invaders for centuries. Junior High name calling and descrating corpses is not about to lure them into defeat.

By: Anh

Anh — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

We need our own “terrorist” organization. Let show them what Western terrorist organization can do with our full technical know how to the problem…We can always say we can’t control our people righous anger. We do have a couple of atom bombs we can misplace.

Concerning creating more enemy, is that a good thing? Time we ferret out and kill all our enemies anyway.