The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #56660   Message #887309
Posted By: mg
10-Feb-03 - 10:25 PM
Thread Name: BS: In support of our servicemen and women..
Subject: RE: BS: In support of our servicemen and women..
Yes, in some ways you should support troops conscripted or coerced into doing very bad things. You should provide medical care for them, and food, and re-orientation. Some might need to be locked up forever..I don't know. But they still deserve some humane treatment. Most of the troops are just people who happen to be born on the wrong side of the river. Best not to be too righteous folks...there are few among us who could resist the sort of threats that these troops were under if they did not comply..threats not just to themselves but their families. I know that I personally could stand imprisonment; I know I could not withstand torture for very long. mg