John Cole mourns the absolutely deplorable actions by some of our soldiers and opines:

Several commenters have noted in previous posts that at least it appears the military is taking this seriously and reacting appropriately. That is scant solace.

Do these soldiers understand how many of their brothers-in-arms they have just executed?

Do they understand how many Improved Explosive Devices they just built?

Do the recognize how many random grenade attacks they have just inititated?

And on a simply human level- Have they no sense of fundamental decency?

I am so ashamed. That is my uniform they are wearing.

It reminds me of this classic quote by David Brin: It is said that power corrupts, but actually it’s more true that power attracts the corruptible. Behold the corruptible. Too sad that all of their brothers-in-arms will face the greater conequences of their actions.