Quote Originally Posted by MMI View Post
To the Afghans, whose attitude towards the treatment of the dead is different from Western standards, that behaviour will be regarded as so much worse. It is not surprising they are calling for the Marines concerned to be identified and punished, and I don;t blame them.
While I don't condone what they did, let's not forget the many instances of Taliban fighters torturing and mutilating their prisoners, before and after death, so they could post their own videos. I would agree to appropriate punishment for these soldiers if they would agree to punish their own. But I wouldn't expect that, since they want the double standard: "we can do it, but you can't."