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Killing by the numbers

In 2007 elite U.S. snipers executed an unarmed Iraqi prisoner in cold blood. Have the insidious tactics that led to atrocities in Vietnam reemerged in Iraq?

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  • Sunday, May 11, 2008 09:03 AM

    1 in 10,000

    Dear Sir or mam

    A very good read however with everything in life there is balance. For every Sgt. Hensly there are 10,000 honorable soldiers doing there jobs.

    As the quote in the article says

    "If you have never been outside the wire, you really have no basis [to judge]," said Hand. "You've never been in a life-or-death situation where you have had to count on the guy to your left and right ... You see stuff out there that no one back here is going to see."

    This is a situation that makes good soldiers angry as this just creates more insurgents.

    Respectfully

    Sgt. Boyd W. Donaldson

    U. S. Army

    OIF VI-VII

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