War Crimes

At first when I wanted to research the war in Afghanistan I realized that the situation there is so complex that it would take months to research the history and the current situation we are facing let alone create an opinion. Then I encountered a great article about the war crimes being commited in Afghanistan. The Rolling Stones have published pictures of the brutal war crimes that the pentagon tried to cencor. There is a warning before you see the pictures and do not take the warning lightly. These pictures are very gruesome. However, Rolling Stones and I believe that America should know what is happening overseas and what type of image the Afghan people are getting of American people. At first I believed that certain war crimes like accidentally shooting an unarmed civilian that gets too close to the platton should be adressed and lightly penalized. This is because of the haze of war. In the Middle East soldiers are scared to death every time they get on a road because of road side bombs and IED's. These Improvised Explosive Devices can be triggered from miles away where the Taliban can film the attack. There is very little that the US forces can do about it and that is extremely frustrating. That is why I believe that a little anger is okay when it comes down to accidentally killing civilians that come too close because you never know if they have a bomb straped to them. However, after seeing the pictures and hearing what the 3rd platoon has done it has really upset me and has changed my opinion about being leanient.