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Let's agree the war was a *ahem* bad idea but whether it was or was not, you still need imperfect men to imperfectly carry out the bloodiest and worst of duties on earth.
I'm sure the military has high standards but A) there will still, inevitably, be war crimes amongst 130,000 people of even the highest stripe carrying out this particular job, and B) no matter what, you will find some way to criticize whatever happens, even if in the long run it helps to save your sorry ass from getting blown up.
I mean look at this case. It's dumb on its face, but you have absolutely no context and yet you are seeking to describe it as "eye for an eye". What if you were in a firefight with these gentlemen for three hours, and at then end of it you had to patiently guard them for two days waiting for the paddy wagon, or you could give them a rifle butt to the head to get them to lie down in the truck while you transport them an hour to another unit? I know what I'd do.
"Sinking to their level" - OK, what's their level? What would they do with US prisoners?
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