[Marxism] "our" troops' moral duty

[Andrew Pollack <acpollack2@xxxxxxxxx>]

A shorter version of the "druggie troops in Haditha" story is at:
  http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/story/423676p-357552c.html

  I want to second what Fred and Marvin said about the moral  responsibility of 
"our" troops by reminding comrades of the Hugh  Thompson story. Thompson, who 
died earlier this year, was the  helicopter pilot who landed in the middle of 
the My Lai massacre and  threatened to shoot US troops if they didn't stop 
killing civilians.

  Seems to me "our" troops, in addition to agitating among their fellow  
soldiers that they be allowed to come home, have the responsibility to  spread 
the word on Hugh Thompson's life, and when in a similar  situation to follow 
his example.

  Otherwise don't whine to me about the horrors of warfare. Be a mensch and do 
something about it.
  (P.S. for those unfamiliar with the word mensch, it's gender neutral, means 
human being.)

  http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,3604,1683593,00.html


                
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