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Originally Posted by Ranger
Hmmm...now let me think real hard...which comes first...March or April?
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Granted. Iīm wrong as to whom they went first.
But it doesnīt excuse the fact that they didnīt plan to come clean. Hadnīt there been a leak to the press, this matter would have been solved with a slap on the rist and nothing more.
Kimmit only admited to these charges AFTER the CBS show. Four months passed since the initial report, wich came in January, not March. Four months, in wich time nothing was done about the soldiers. Nothing was reported. The Army swept it under the rug and hoped for the best.
And i can even understand why. These reports are flamming every muslim on earth, and they wanted to prevent it.
"An investigation began in January after a soldier reported the alleged abuse to superiors, Kimmitt said this week."
"Kimmitt said he has met with representatives of Iraq's newspapers to discuss how to report the story. Iraq does not publish newspapers on Friday, the Muslim holy day". CNN.
You disagreed when i pointed out that the US isnīt the saint they claim to be. This case only comes to prove what was already know, from cases like Guantanamo Bay and Afghanistan that there are serious abuses within the US military. Are you going to claim this doesnīt exist aswell? Fabrication?
Just like the "there are no fat soldiers in the army" thing? Like the "we donīt kill civilians" thing? Why are you so eager to dismiss these charges and downplay them? Itīs not like you have something to gain with it, is it?
Whenever there is something damning of your beloved military, youīre relentless at jumping at peopleīs throats.Why wonīt you admit they are not the shining crusaders you make them out to be?
Youīve got to take out the rotten apples, otherwise it will spread to the whole fruit basket.