Soldiers Going Off To War Analysis

Until recently joining the military was a way to go to school, have a career. There was always an “idea of fighting in a war” but until 911 and Al Qaeda War was something that our fathers and Grandfathers knew. The abuse reported at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq brought a new conversation concerning the Geneva Convention. In my personal opinion from reading through the documents on the reports. There was clearly a lack of leadership and training for the soldiers that were in charge of the detainees. The stress and tension that these young soldiers were under were problary great. This causing them to find outlets for their stress and using the term loosely boredom. Unfortunately the captured Al Qaeda Regime were used for this purpose. This was wrong. Training should have been more intensive for all soldiers going off to war. I am sure that every new recruit was taught the 101 short version somewhere during basic training. IT does not changed the fact that these young men and women went to Iraq Un prepared. For a lot of these new and seasoned soldiers the stress of being away in a foreign land was in itself a …show more content…
The treatment of any human should be just and fair. Some people may look at soldiers killing the opposing soldiers as murder and unjust. On the battle field this may be a necessary force that is used however, Soldiers stationed at Abu Garraid prison are not in battle where they may be in the line of fire. There is not a physical threat of their persons. There is no reason for them to mistreat any prisoner. It is a honorable act to treat the enemy with respect and take care of their basic needs. We should be able to ensure that US soldiers are held to a standard that will treat all people decent. This sets us apart from some of our