[djmcmath]

To believe that our soldiers on the ground are unconcerned about civilian life is a blatently disrespectful view. These guys are normal people, like you and I, who have gone to serve their country. There are always a few bad apples, same as with any society. For the most part, most of the guys on the ground are pretty reasonable people, and the lives of Iraqi civilians matter.

FWIW, military types are often very sensitive about classified stuff. In the submarine world, we've gone so far as to classify most of differential equations and electrical engineering, on the off-chance anyone else figures out that nuclear engineering requires these things. If asked, I'm supposed to tell you I don't know how a diode works. :rolleyes Sometimes it seems pretty stupid, but I can't think of a time that I've personally seen something classified for the purpose of political agenda.

Now if you're talking news media, that's a different story -- somehow, these guys are allowed to tell whatever story they want, regardless of what they did or did not see. We'll tell about Abu Ghraib over and over again, despite the fact that it was over a year ago, and everyone involved has rotated to other duty stations. Nevermind the fact that our soldiers are helping rebuild mosques, that's not inflamatory or anti-bush.

(sigh)

Dan