The fall never slows down...
A US survey of battlefield ethics among troops in Iraq has found widespread tolerance for torture in certain circumstances and problems with morale.
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A Pentagon official said the survey had looked under every rock and what was found was not always easy to look at.
And now the telling part:
The Pentagon survey found that less than half the troops in Iraq thought Iraqi civilians should be treated with dignity and respect.
More than a third believed that torture was acceptable if it helped save the life of a fellow soldier or if it helped get information about the insurgents.
It's attitudes such as these that bring the fall of civilizations.
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