America the Ugly

Very ugly. But in fairness to our men and women in uniform, they're only following the example set by their commander-in-chief. Not to mention that they've been "stop-lossed" beyond human endurance, another crime that needs to be laid at the feet of "commander guy" Bush.

Study: Many U.S. Soldiers in Iraq Admit Abusing Civilians, Backing Torture

• Sixty-two percent of soldiers and 66 percent of Marines said that they knew someone seriously injured or killed, or that a member of their team had become a casualty.
  
  
• The 2006 adjusted rate of suicides per 100,000 soldiers was 17.3 soldiers, lower than the 19.9 rate reported in 2005.
  
  
• Only 47 percent of the soldiers and 38 percent of Marines said noncombatants should be treated with dignity and respect.
  
  
• About a third of troops said they had insulted or cursed at civilians in their presence.
  
  
• About 10 percent of soldiers and Marines reported mistreating civilians or damaging property when it was not necessary. Mistreatment includes hitting or kicking a civilian.
  
  
• Forty-four percent of Marines and 41 percent of soldiers said torture should be allowed to save the life of a soldier or Marine.
  
  
• Thirty-nine percent of Marines and 36 percent of soldiers said torture should be allowed to gather important information from insurgents.

Lt. Col. Scott Fazekas, a Marine Corps spokesman, said officials were looking closely at the ethics results, taken from a questionnaire survey of 1,320 soldiers and 447 Marines.

Support our troops...BRING THEM ALL HOME NOW!!!!!

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