Scandal! Survey spits in the eye of Bush arguments about troop withdrawal!

Are not the arguments for troop withdrawal confirmed with this survey?

A survey of battlefield ethics amongst US troops in Iraq has shown a widespread tolerance for torture and problems with morale.

The survey showed that less than the half the troops in Iraq thought civilians should be treated with dignity and respect!

More than a third believes torture is acceptable!

10 % of just those surveyed admitted to having actually mistreated Iraqi civilians and damaging their property even when this was not necessary. This means the actual figure of those US troops mistreating and carrying out atrocities is extremely high.

The survey recommends that tours of duty be reduced to a maximal of six months but in reality under Bush policies the tours of duty are being extended and even more troops are being sent to carry out even more mistreatments and atrocities of civilians.

Obliviously a similar situation will apply to US Troops in Afghanistan.

This report goes against everything Bush argues. Instead of improving the situation of the Iraqi people clearly (if this wasn’t clear enough before) shows that US troops are making it far worse.

Bush argues that troop withdrawal will lead to a bloodbath in Iraq! Is not Iraq a bloodbath already, created by the invasion by US troops, caused greatly by US troop presence, inflicted at least in part by US troops, and now additionally a US report now clearly shows that civilians are being mistreated and suffering atrocities by US troops! And US troops should not be withdrawn!!!!!

Bush argues that withdrawal will send the wrong messages, be a sign of defeat. In reality what he means is that this will send the wrong messages, be a sign of defeat, of him as President of the USA. It is his presidency, his policies, his record for the history books, and his ego that will be defeated. He is concerned that the wrong message will be this, but hasn’t this message been sent long ago.

How can you not expect a decline in moral behaviour of the troops on the ground when there is a decline of moral behaviour from the chief of those troops? Illegal invasions of foreign countries, human and civil rights abuses and reduction of, illegal and secret prisons, people kept without legal rights or trial, people being tortured, and innocent people locked away and tortured with legal rights……the list goes on and on and on. A list of shame.

We condemned Hitler but condone this!