Shack37,
Whilst the incident is extremely regrettable one has to ask what drove this soldier to do what he did. The person involved is apparently a a Staff Sergeant and a member of the U.S. special operations forces who had been involved in training the Afghan police.
I would love to see the atrocities that are perpetrated by the Taliban raised and written about in a similar manner. They aren't. They are rarely ever mentioned; yet the Taliban carry out many, many more atrocities than do the Western forces.
I do not wish to give the impression that the atrocity carried out by the American soldier is acceptable, but I do wish that there was an unbiased view presented.
Last edited by hval; 11th March 2012 at 17:36.
Reason: Addition of details of perpetrator