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So Australian and now UK special forces have been implicated in similar war crimes. How is it that US special forces haven’t been implicated in similar war cri
by WatchDog 1y ago
So Australian and now UK special forces have been implicated in similar war crimes.
How is it that US special forces haven’t been implicated in similar war crimes?
Does the US have a genuinely better culture, or are they just less accountable?
People like Chris Kyle are treated as heroes, but it seems unlikely that he got so many kills by following the rules of engagement properly.
- cafard 1y agoHaven't they? Allegations from the Vietnam war affected Bob Kerrey's political ambitions many years later, as I recall. The US does bring people to trial, now and then, but may come away with misdemeanor convictions.
- WatchDog 1y agoI guess I'm thinking more about GWOT special forces specifically.
- avidiax 1y ago> How is it that US special forces haven’t been implicated in similar war crimes? They absolutely have been. https://theintercept.com/2017/01/10/the-crimes-of-seal-team-6/ https://theintercept.com/2017/01/10/the-crimes-of-seal-team-... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Gallagher_(Navy_SEAL) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Gallagher_(Navy_SEAL)
- _zamorano_ 1y agoI don't know about the movie, but in his own book it's quite clear he's a moron that sees anyone in the enemy lines as less than human and feels nothing after killing. And, in many instances back home, he also see many fellow americans as worthless.