And remember the average soldier knows the right answer and this is an
interview.
I doubt the number is above 25%
Its us versus them and shit happens - thats the rationale.
The one that was in the press a while back involved rape - without that I
doubt there would have been a peep.
Kirk
Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17648.htm
Only 55 percent of U.S. soldiers would report killing innocent civilian
U.S. Examines Iraq Battlefield Ethics
By PAULINE JELINEK
Associated Press Writer
05/04/07 - -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new Pentagon survey of troops in
Iraq found that only 40 percent of Marines and 55 percent of Army
soldiers would report a member of their unit for killing or wounding
an innocent civilian.
In the first internal military study of battlefield ethics in Iraq,
officials said Friday they also found that only a third of Marines
and roughly half of soldiers said they believed that noncombatants
should be treated with dignity.
The study also found that long and repeated deployments were
increasing troop mental health problems. And it showed that more than
40 percent of Marines and soldiers said torture should be allowed to
save the lives of troops.
The study was the fourth since 2003. Previous studies were more
generally aimed at assessing the mental health and well-being of
forces deployed in the war.
In the latest study, a mental health team visited Iraq last fall and
surveyed troops, health care providers and chaplains.
"The Marine Corps takes this issue of battlefield ethics very
seriously," said Lt. Col. Scott Fazekas, a Corps spokesman. "We are
examining the study and its recommendations and we'll find ways to
improve our approach."
© 2007 The Associated Press
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