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quote:Originally posted by CREWZIN
IRPT,
I think by you asking the question in the first place you might have some mixed feelings about what the soldiers did. I know I do. Yea, stealing/looting is wrong period. But where did they get the wood...was the house or whatever bombed and splintered all over the place? Did they tear down something to get the wood? It looked like just a lot of broken pieces to me. I think I need more info in order to make an honest assessment.
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You're right CREWZIN, I do have mixed feeling about it. I do agree with KingKole that looters should be punished, but shouldn't the punishment fit the crime. They looted some wood, wouldn't taking the wood from them have been enough? Maybe turn the driver over to the local police (if there were any at this time). After watching the video again it upsets me even more. What was the purpose of firing the weapons at the vehicle? Why did the troops find it so funny to be destroying this individuals car? Did they have orders to do this or did they do it on their own? If they did have orders, would it not have been more effective to do it in a somber manner, conveying the seriousness of the offense, rather than with a "Boy are we having fun destroying your stuff" attitude?
What did this accomplish besides destroying the car
and the looted property (which should have been returned to it's rightful owner)? Perhaps turn some more Iraqi's against the US? It surely wasn't very diplomatic and I think the attitude of the troops was improper.
This type of behavior does nothing to improve the attitude of the Iraqi people toward Americans.