Question

Why is there a double standard when it comes to civilian deaths caused by American soldiers and insurgents?

Answer 1

To give you a simple answer......................We are the good guys and the insurgents are the bad guys. Good guys are held to a higher standard.

Answer 2

I don't know, put one of your loved ones in the line of fire, then ask the question

Answer 3

Cuz the troops are always wrong to some people...it bugs me that this happens to...

Answer 4

It is just another way for the liberals to attack the war.In combat, slit second decisions are made. Some are wrong. I for one would think that anyone in a house across the street from where a bomb was planted and where it killed several people would have some indication as to how and who planted it. They could have warned the convoy. Were they combatants? I would say probably. Civilians Yes. Dangerous Yes. enemy yes.

Answer 5

Because once people find something they not not agree with "Iraq War" they will find any little thing about it they can complain about. no matter how small or large it is

Answer 6

Thank the left wing loonies in the USA. The TV and print media are interested in selling advertising. They report bad news because it sells. Lots of people who work in media are liberals; anti war at any cost, anti George Bush, anti conservative.. There are journalists who "create" news by taking something controversial, bad or unfavorable, misrepresenting it, blowing it out of proportion, manufacturing "truths" and doing whatever they can to stir up interest.. Can you ever imagine a good military news story as the headline in the New York Times such as: "GI saves life of five-year-old Iraqi girl who was playing with a land mine." It will never happen.

Answer 7

We are not held to the standards of the insurgents, we are suppose to have a much higher standard. There is suppose to be a moral imperative to our actions. Killing in the name of spreading freedom not just because we had a bad day. If the killing was just for the excitement then we should be held accountable.

Answer 8

Because Islam is not the enemy...they are merely misunderstood. It was all a big misunderstanding on 9/11; merely an accident. . . When they cut innocent peoples heads off...merely an accident; a "slip of the knife." . . Its years of pent-up "Muslim rage." You see we have not repented fast enough, nor accepted Islam fast enough. Therefore, we are infidels...dogs to be punished for not bending to our knees. . . Sadly, idiotic liberal Americans buy into this bullcrap. Oh well, they may see the light when its their turn to face the executioner...er...oppressed religious reformer/freedom fighter.

Answer 9

American military personnel are held to a much higher standard than the personnel of virtually any other military organization in the world. Not only can they be Court Martialed for disobeying a lawful order, they can be Court Martialed for OBEYING an UNlawful order.

Answer 10

Because we as American Soldiers set the standard. THEY are just animals.