Should this Iraqi family be grateful to the U.S.?

Question

I'm referring to the surviving relatives of the family of the 14 year old girl who was gang raped by U.S. soldiers and then shot in her home, along with her parents and younger sister, before burned the home and blamed it on insurgents. A second soldier has now pled guilty, with two others implicated. The only "good news" in this story is that it was evidently other servicemen that blew the whistle.

Should the rest of the family just chalk it up as just an unfortunate stress-related incident, and just be grateful to us for "liberating" them? Should we do as Conservatives suggest and downplay such atrocities, for fear of being "unpatriotic" and damaging troop morale, and are concepts like compassion and the value of human life only applicable to Ideal Families, fetuses, and the brain dead?

Finally, are incidents like this really "isolated", and if not, how many of the bodies attributed to "insurgents" and "terrorists" are of our own doing?

Answer 1

I'm sure a low-ranking soldier will take the fall again for this "unfortunate incident" ; everyone above them will be considered blameless, since obviously, this could only be considered the actions of "one" soldier. Rape and murder are only committed by terrorists, not by "liberators".

Answer 2

I know liberals like to believe everyone in uniform is evil it makes it much easier to generalize them but actually they are human just like us. Humans are not perfect and war can do strange things to a typically reasonable persons mind. How many rapes and murders occur in the US every day? Crimes should be punished to highest possible degree. You should be ashamed of yourself for trying to use this to demonize all troops for isolated crimes and an excuse for your hatred of President Bush.

Answer 3

yes they should bend over backwards and thank us for the help.