I was only following orders !

[Button Basher]

As you said in the religion thread:

What is truth?

Button Basher Reviewed by Button Basher on 05-18-2005. I was only following orders ! After hearing the arguments put forward by the people accused of abusing Iraqi "prisoners" at Abu Ghraib prison I believe I may well have heard their excuses before. Wasn't the defense of Nazi soldiers who carried out the hollocaust "I was only following orders" ? They should be locked up for the shit they did and be subjected to what they put others through, IMO. Any thoughts ?? Rating: 5

[amsterdam]

that what was happening the so called "abuse" was nothing.there arent these horrific things going on at abu ghraib or gitmo.

the terrorists better hope they are captured by us instead of the iraqis.thewn everyone is gonna cry that we shouldnt have left iraq.

[Button Basher]

The idea is we are the civilised freedom fighters that believe in peace and democracy.

A bunch of redneck fucks taking photos of eachother treating Iraqis (human beings, whether they like it or not) like shit obviously isn't gonna go down well with those with moral values (ie. the rest of us).

'It could be worse' isn't really an excuse. When you publicise a moral and just war, you better stick to your promise. If we're the "good guys", we should act the part.

[pisshead]

but then all these people couldn't practice double think...where it's okay if we do what the terrorists do, as long as we're the 'good' guys.

[stoner spirit]

There really isn't any streight forward rules of war, or in war. Just because the Jeneva Convention is in place, do you think some of the soldiers are going to obay by that? There's allways going to be some torture during war times. War has been here sense the dawn of mankind, then torture probably came later. That's just my openion though. If anybody has something to say about it, then do so.

[GHoSToKeR]

I don't understand how any human being can treat any other human being in that manner. And it's not just these guys.. I don't get how anybody can intentionally harm another person, that includes murder, torture, rape, war, fighting, etc.... This kind of stuff blows my buzz.

[pisshead]

that's because yer one-a 'dem freedom hatin' liberal terrorist sympathizer pinko commie traitor bastards.

learn to love the new freedom. worship the new freedom from your freedom rest and relocation concentration clown camp...coming to a town near you.

[stoner spirit]

I don't understand how any human being can treat any other human being in that manner. And it's not just these guys.. I don't get how anybody can intentionally harm another person, that includes murder, torture, rape, war, fighting, etc.... This kind of stuff blows my buzz.

I hear you on that one, and that's understandable Ghost.

[Stedric]

You've been affected by the subtle racist mentality that presents itself in North America (and NOT just the USA, by any stretch). When it happens to foreigners, we say "All is fair in love and war". When they abduct our reporters and slit their throats, its an outrage.

War is horrible in every way, so many atrocities go on that it is impossible to call things "right" or "wrong". Right and wrong are just words.

But that still doesn't make it right to shove a broomstick up a prisoner's ass. I'm sorry, but they should be treated as equals, fighting for us or not. That means jail time.

[XTC]

If you think the treatment of the prisoners is wrong what do you think they did to Saddam or the Al-Quedia terrorists. The CIA had those people, and the CIA pretty much does not answer to anyone. Al-Quedia and Saddam's hunch men don't listen to any "rules" for war. It's a war. I mean I am against this war, but it happenedregardless what I thin, and there shouldnt be any consequences for the people who are actually battling in this war for America.