If Kerry is very pro this war, and says so every chance he gets.

As to the charge that these sorts of behaviors should be "expected" because this is "war" is bloody inexcusable. And so is the claim that this is just a few bad apples. That sort of logic flies in the very face of what people committed to ending the atrocity of war AND war's atrocities, work for each and every day. Those brave people are the human beings who have brought us things like the Geneva Convention.

Or are we going to just cover our eyes, look away, and read the next book in the 'Left Behind' series here?

No, I don't accept that this behavior can be so easily dismissed. This is a behavior that is encouraged by militaries around the world, including our own. The facts of this case SHOULD trouble the calm waters of the military propagandists and apologists, many of whom are now chiming in.

I ain't buying it. There are human beings around the world that see this sort of thing for what it is. A chance to sacrifice a few grunts to the media circus, and continue on with business as usual.

Throwing the book at them, is it? Well, that suggests it won't happen again because throwing the book at them is a deterrence, right? Isn't that how the military logic goes? Treat the sacrificial lambs harshly, while the same old thing keeps happening. When you train and reward human beings to be vicious, to kill innocents, to torment 'the enemy' this is exactly where the road leads. To a veneer of control over human slaughter, and calling it 'honorable' behavior.