Inane Ramblings of an Over Caffinated Mind
Saturday, August 06, 2005
To Protect and To Serve...OurselvesGuardsmen took "rent" from Iraqi Businessmen
First, the prison abuse and now extortion. I'm thinking the U.S. Military needs a new PR department and most importantly stricter screening of new recruits and perhaps several more ETHICS courses during training.
It saddens and angers met to read articles related to these matters. There are numerous US Military personal who are serving honorably in the US miliatary and defending the principals by which they lead their lives. However, articles of honor and civic duty are not as captivating nor as lucrative as articles that feature the basest of human instincts.
While the rest of the world may have military forces that abuse and exploit the civilians, the US Military is SUPPOSE to be above those petty, immoral acts. I know it's naive of me to think that we can be the perfect shining example for the rest of the world, but that is the standard we must attain. A country cannot accuse others of being the "Axis of Evil" and goes about committing atrocities itself. Either you live up to the standards you demand others live by or you shut your trap, withdraw from the countries you invades and fix your own mess at home!
