I am an ex U.S Army infantrymen with two overseas tours. I am very troubled by what i'm hearing in the media. What is going on with the command and control of the lower enlisted fighting men? I know when I was in the Army you couldn't just rape people and burn down there family.(innocent till proven guilty but) When I was in You coudn't take a crap without someone in command knowing where you were so how are people getting away with this kind of treatment of iraqi civi's? Also why is the media trying to lose this war. Why don't you liberal wimps put down your bucket of KFC and get on the home team for awhile with your reporting. Very one sided reporting. I don't want body counts I want real news. Also do people think that maybe the U.S Military should be alittle more choosey of who they enlist to fight for "freedom" I want good people in the Army. I don't know about you but killing people for no reason and raping and burning women doesn't sound like freedom to me.
2006-06-30 06:22:29 · 7 answers · asked by john d 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I know that afew bad apple can spoil the bunch but I still think more intense screenings of recruits is needed.
2006-06-30 06:23:23 · update #1
I have only been out of the Army for a year I was in iraq and korea.
2006-06-30 06:40:20 · update #2
I agree on some points and disagree on some others. I'm an Army Officer and I have lead soldiers at the platoon level and looking forward to the company level. I agree with you about the media. It is very one sided. Soldiers on the other hand...a few soldiers with bad leadership screwed up how the Army looks in the media but for the majority of our fighting force I would say, especially my soldiers, that they are still the most outstanding force in the world. These are not people who have been destroyed by our society but rather seek to better it and themselves. I'm proud to be a soldier and I'm proud of the Army as a whole. Hoooah!
2006-06-30 07:44:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Over a million servicemen and women have served in Iraq. Of those maybe 50 have dishonored themselves.
I would say that the incidence of these actions demonstrates that we do a good job of screening recruits and that those who wear the uniform are 'the best of their generation.'
2006-06-30 20:07:22 · answer #2 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to remember that newsmen believe that it's more important for them to make money than it is to keep servicemen safe. Those kinds of things probably did happen when you were in, but you just didn't hear about them.
2006-06-30 13:27:29 · answer #3 · answered by DOOM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same thing is happening in Iraq that happened in Vietnam. Only faster.
And the results will be the same.
2006-06-30 13:56:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
amerca has invaded iraq for petrol.and what soldiers doing in iraq they are killing,raping and burning down.god bless amerca
2006-06-30 13:44:34 · answer #5 · answered by maha z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kudos to you.. and your statement... My husband is in the Army and we feel the same way...
2006-06-30 13:27:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-30 15:12:27 · answer #7 · answered by whatever496 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋