Simply horrific

There are some very large air bases and army bases in the Middle East. In Qatar, for example, there is a very large Air Force presence. The Qataris, and migrant workers living there from places like Afghanistan and Iraq, that I talked to about having such a large military base felt relieved to have the US military in their country. They said that the Airmen were kind, interested in the Qatari culture and respectful. Some of the migrant workers from other countries felt that the US military was a godsend in times of conflict.

It would seem that, judging from this level of care for the US military displayed by various people from around the world, no one would resent the United States. Yet, as the result of simply horrific and inhumane actions like this, that conflict between the US military and native populations still exists, in my opinion.
 
"DER SPIEGEL" has never been a friend of the US but here is a "DAILY MAIL" followup:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ers-posing-partially-naked-Afghan-corpse.html

Still don't see the photos but only old Abu Ghraib. Lt. Ligsay may be more culpable than Col Tunnell since according to the article he was on scene. Another William Calley? Believe me this will be picked up on the wires and the world press. Put an Ace of Spades in their mouth and we can start it all over again.
 
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well I’m sure this is really good for the Taliban, they won’t mind using this for propaganda.
 
aglages said:
I don't think so.
http://www.army.mil/-news/2009/07/06/23938-fort-lewis-stryker-brigade-trained-and-ready/
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All nice but that was before the deployment. Oct 2009.

Fast forward a year:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/13/AR2010101306280.html

When the 5th Stryker Combat Brigade arrived in Afghanistan, its leader, Col. Harry D. Tunnell IV, openly sneered at the U.S. military's counterinsurgency strategy. The old-school commander barred his officers from even mentioning the term and told shocked U.S. and NATO officials that he was uninterested in winning the trust of the Afghan people.

Instead, he said, his soldiers would simply hunt and kill as many Taliban fighters as possible, as dictated by the brigade's motto, "Strike and Destroy."
What resulted was a year of tough fighting in territory fiercely defended by the Taliban and a casualty rate so high that it triggered alarms at the Pentagon. By the time the 3,800-member brigade returned in July to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, near Tacoma, Wash., it had paid a steep price: 35 soldiers were killed in combat, six were dead from accidents and other causes, and 239 were wounded.
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