[lostalex]

Really horrible.

I don't know what's more disappointing, what they actually did, or the fact that they were stupid enough to record it and post it on youtube.

The fact is they are putting their fellow soldiers in more danger now because it's gonna be propaganda for the Taliban to recruit more members.

I heard that this particular group or regiment, whatever it's called was on their 6th tour of duty, 6 full tours would definitely be very stressful i think, so i'm not really that upset about what they actually did, and can understand it, even though it was disgusting.

I heard someone on the BBC WHYS make an interesting point, which was that when you have to kill people, you have to lose respect for them, and degrade them in your head, because if you actually had respect for them then you wouldn't have killled them in the first place. I think that makes sense, if you are going to be able to kill someone, you first have to dehumanize them in your head.

I can't imagine what it would be like to be a soldier in a war zone, so i'm trying not to be too judgemental, but this was definitely unacceptable, and there should be some type of disciplinary action against them.