[Mike(dat's me)]

Stuart,

I'll try reason one more time. Yes, atrocities have happened. Yes there are soldiers guilty of crimes.

Yes, this is a tiny percentage of the US military.

When you go out on the street, like it or not, you cannot deny the fact that there are criminals out there with you. There are, and there is nothing you can do to stop it.

Now, are you telling me the only ones who can get in the military are the ones who have some kind of super moral tests done. A guarantee that they can commit no crime? Reality check.

There will be those who do what they shouldn't. Why would you punish the military as a whole and not the individual? If one is guilty, all are guilty? Yeah, thats mature. The military always has and always will deal with those that commit crimes. Its a fact, we live with it. As long as the crime gets reported, your going in front of the judge.

I guess when I was in Saudi (doing my duty for my country, not sitting around critisizing others), and never fired a shot or had an unkind word to a local, supported thier community with my US dollars (which they were very happy to get), just so I could send things back home to show my family another culture, I guess I was a neo con military bas%ard eh? I think its obvious who is what here...

Your ranting and raving proves nothing. You blame the acts of individuals as the image of the whole. Next time someone in your area commits a crime maybe they should just say how terrible you all are and string you all up. Don't make sense, does it?

But, I am sure you can shrug this all away and still say how bad the us military is... to bad I have been there, I am still there, and it is nothing like you would like to make it. Sorry, your out of luck, out of reason, and out of reality. Enjoy it.