June 3, 2006
Ethics Training for Terrorists
The Denver Dailies led with this story:
US orders ethics training for all its troops in IraqBAGHDAD -- Seeking to quell outrage over allegations that Marines went on a killing spree against unarmed civilians in Haditha, the top US general in Iraq ordered all American troops in the country to undergo additional ethics training, the military said yesterday.
Which made me wonder if our enemies would be reciprocating, and forcing terrorists to complete ethics training in Saudi Arabia.
When bombing civilians, take care not to injure women and children, unless of course they are Jews or infidels or they are just hanging around the target site...Freedom on the March Posted by jk at June 3, 2006 4:57 PM
Your comment is nonsensical. First of all, what does Saudi Arabia have to do with anything? The war is taking place in Iraq, against Iraqi's, not in Saudia Arabia against the Saudi's. Second, Saudi Arabia is a US ally in the War on Terror. Are suggesting that it is, in fact, a terrorist haven? Third, you're suggesting that because terrorists kill women and children without justification, then we should be able kill to women and children without justification. Logically doesn't that mean that we would be no different from the terrorists?
Posted by: Jacob at June 3, 2006 7:15 PMNo, our ethics training sets us apart.
Point taken that I should be more careful not to disparage our ally. Make it a Pakastani madr -- no, wait...
Posted by: jk at June 3, 2006 7:20 PMThat's the trouble with allies these days, you just can't tell which side they are on.
Ethics training, sheesh.
Posted by: Silence Dogood at June 3, 2006 11:16 PMYes, Jacob, if "we" kill women and children without justification then "we" too are terrorists. However, the fact that terrorists kill our women and children (and fathers and brothers) without justification is, in fact, justification for killing anyone with any relationship to terrorists.
Posted by: johngalt at June 5, 2006 3:21 PM | What do you think? [4]