Good Morning,
This morning I wanted to speak on the the current issues revolving around our troops in Iraq. Today I read an article that said Three US soldiers where tried and convicted of raping and killing an young Iraqi girl and her family. According to US officials the girl was over 25 but according to foreign sources they say that her identity card and death certificate show she was 14. At this point this information is
irrelevant. The problem here is that 4 soldiers went into a house and killed a man, his wife, and there two daughters allegedly after raping one of the daughters.
This is a shame, I understand that our troops are under a lot of stress, but this is uncalled for and as far as I am concerned these men should be handed the strictest punishment allowed by law. The aftermath of this event has seemingly caused 2 other soldiers their lives as Al-Qaeda has retaliated and killed 2 seemingly innocent soldiers for the rape and killing of the girl. Today Al-Qaeda released a video showing the mutilated bodies of the 2 soldiers and from what I understand so very graphic footage. So as far as I can see these guilty individuals should be tried for the deaths of all 7 individuals, because their lack of judgment and inability to think like humans has caused a much bigger problem.
All of this comes back to the point that we need to bring our soldiers home and get them out of this senseless war. We the American people and more importantly their families have suffered enough. This morning I
read an article about how the Army has met their recruiting goals this a month after high school graduations. It is sad that our government feeds on the youth of this country and for such a senseless endeavor.
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