Wednesday, May 19, 2004

The Abu Ghraib tortures are because of Army co-ed basic training

So says an editorial in the Salt Lake Tribune, completely missing its own revelations that may actually have some bearing on the situation:

On ABC's "Nightline" last Friday, several women said they had been raped by fellow soldiers. They said the Army has not properly investigated their claims.

The military has tried to desensitize men through a program called Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) so that any enemy could not exploit a captive's heightened concern about female colleagues being physically and sexually abused. In 1992, SERE trainers said the entire nation would have to be conditioned to accept combat violence against women.
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1) Desensitizing
2) Refusing to deal quickly and harshly with rapes

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.