Without any qualms of conscience.

When I was in the U.S. Army, I encountered a rather wide-ranging mix of people. Maybe because there was a draft. There were soldiers that really didn’t want to be soldiers. But there also were soldiers that very much wanted to be soldiers. And to be killers. I sensed that some of ‘em enjoyed violence. Killing. They didn’t like peacetime. They would have relished being on a battlefield. Because they were born to kill. That’s why they drifted into the military service. They might get the opportunity to kill. Legally. That’s why it doesn’t surprise me that it’s being alleged that there’s been a ‘killer’ platoon of about 12 American soldiers in Afghanistan. They are accused of killing Afghans just for the hell of it. For fun. Innocent people. Even children. For no apparent reason. Like a hunter might kill a deer. But they killed real people. Just for sport. And there’s speculation that such occurrences are more widespread than being reported. That soldiers get away with it. Yes, American soldiers. Capable of atrocities. I don’t doubt it. Just from the soldiers that I knew 50 years ago in Germany. American soldiers. Sadly, some of ‘em would have killed. For the fun of it. Without any qualms of conscience. –Jim Broede