Iraq Vet: "they told us to kill anything that moves"

[welshTerrier2]

yes, i support the troops ... i don't support their actions in Iraq ... i support them as people who have suffered from military brainwashing ... the video at the link below is startling not so much because of the inhumanity it reveals about what our troops are doing in Iraq but because of the round trip through military brainwashing and then the recovery ...

the people speaking in the video seem to almost not recognize who they were while they were in Iraq ... it's haunting that way ...

and it's tragic that politicians have to reduce "supporting the troops" to some kind of nationalistic, politically exploited mantra ... it disgraceful what we teach these young, impressionable minds to do in combat ... those who command them and brainwash them into such barbarism are the true war criminals ... let's hope that justice is served ...

check out this video (the short 6:23 second version right on this page just below the full 22 minute version): http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article13454.htm

[MattP]

1. That guy is a fraud

http://www.ivaw.net/ They have a statement on him at veterans against the war.

[welshTerrier2]

2. wow - thanks for the correction ...

i wonder what his motivations for doing this were?

is he just a misguided anti-war type? or is he being paid to do this to "setup the left" ...

one of the political realities is that republicans will benefit significantly if they can paint a picture of Democrats being "against the troops" ... the whole issue of Haditha is a delicate business when you focus specifically on the politics ...

btw, there are multiple people in the video ... which one is this MacBeth character? the comments at the link in the OP seem to suggest the others are credible ...

[Kailassa]

4. The video link is to a veterans march to NO,

it has nothing to do with the man you refer to, and is sanctioned by IVAW.

[Minnesota_Lib]

3. Thanks for posting this...this is not the MacBeth video...

..if the poster who just defamed these vets had bothered to watch this BBC story, he would have known that this has nothing to do with Jesse MacBeth.

[Kailassa]

5. There are always posters here who want to stomp the truth out.

You have to wonder how much they get per post.

[NativeTexan]

6. Soldiers are paying, both in penalties and in.........

.....physical and mental health for the ignorant decisions of a bunch of idiots that, like myself, never served a DAY in combat...never had a KID serve a day in combat....and couldn't care less what the consequences of those stupid decisions and orders are!!!

THANK FOR THE POST!!

[MattP]

7. My bad

Sorry. I read it wrong and I don't get paid anything to post, I truly apologize I hate this war as much as the next person here so don't be so quick to judge.

[welshTerrier2]

8. you're fine, my friend ...

sounds like an honest mistake to me ...

and welcome to DU!!