self censorship

[limon]

"so you are saying each marine has an individual responsibility to decide if his actions are correct and for the overall good of the human race?"

yes, w/ a caveat. you dont have to decide in the heat of battle when your life and the life of your buddies is on the line. but afterward, you do need the courage to say, waht i/we did was wrong and i will go no further. one of the few admirable things my father ever did was get drafted, go to vietnam and then go awol once he found out the truth. that takes courage. incinerating "gooks" w/ superior firepower is a cowardly act.