the important point to me is that this course managed to get organised and presumably approved - it wasn't just an idea but it actually happened and went through enough people without objection - does that mean there is a tacit approval of those policies amongst the majority of people who knew of this?
secondly, if this is whats possible to taught then what else are they taught? who can be so stupid to think that if a course like this comes into fruition there arent other crazy and sick views held?
are we surprised that so many civillians are brutalized, killed and humiliated if this is how the us indoctrinates its soldiers?
i dont think its meaningful to just apologise and cut the course out, this is a damaging story (depending on your viewpoint) and ofcourse they will cut this out, but how far us does this go?
I personally actually strongly believe that the West in increasingly at war with radical Islam.
Its more institutionalized in the upper super secret echelons of power in the US.
In Europe its more raw and down and dirty at the people to people level.
Its not a new war either.
Its Utopian to expect that there will be radicals on only one side.
Every force wil be met with a counter-force.
Its the law of nature.
unfortunately for simple ordinary muslims the west is the biggest supporter of radical islam, its a strange thing to say at first but undeniable true.
just look at their relationships over the past 30 years - form the mujhadeen, to the taliban (in the 90's), to libyan al qaeda rebels to the egyption brother hood.
there are always stupid fanatical idiots aplenty who can be used, the west is always the first to use them.