re: #194 Targetpractice

Killgore, if I didn’t already have the fresh memory of Jessica Lynch and Pat Tillman in my head to question the veracity of any soldier commenting on the actions of another, I’d still be able to recall events like My Lai, where everybody involved was willing to tell investigators with straight faces that they’d found the little village brimming to the eyes with guns and angry Vietcong.

I’ve been thinking of that too and that’s why I’m wary of either side politicizing this to the point where the talking points no longer account for the reality of what happened. Yes, the military and government often advance a narrative that they deem politically advantageous, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s true.