Let us also not forget those images of John Nicholl (no doubt incorrectly spealt) and his pilot who were brutally beaten by the Iraqi's during the Gulf War.
Well . . . viewed dispassionately, they were bombing Iraqis at the time when they were shot down.
Actions not really designed to endear them to the indigenous population at large.
I always find it bizarre that wars have rules, in the past, it was only the winners who wrote the books and recorded the 'history'.
We live in interesting times.
I just wonder if all this 'release of sensitive information' is a pre-cursor to saying, we're all pulling out because we realise we don't have the moral high ground.
Both 'major' powers (as we like to view it) went to war under the 'previous' political regime and would dearly like to get the hell out.
We'll see.