Why can't the U.S. say, "We were wrong"?

[chayam]

"Our investigation found there was no intent to desecrate the remains, but only to dispose them for hygienic reasons," U.S.-led forces operational commander, Major General Jason Kamiya said.

This article about our troops in Afghanistan burning the dead bodies of Taliban guerillas infuriates me. While my present company (Christian ex-Tim, my

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[trentblase]

Ok, I admit that I don't know the whole story, as I don't care for the "news". However, it doesn't seem to me like burning dead bodies is a particularly bad thing to do. Live bodies, perhaps. But dead soldiers? If anything is wrong, it was killing them in the first place. Many cultures accept burning as appropriate means of disposal. I intend to be creamated when I die. Is the big fuss that they weren't buried in accord with Middle Eastern standards? Did this act violate a treaty of some sort? I am also inclined to think that the taunting is worse than the burning.

[stormchaser78]

"A person is smart...people are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it!" - Tommy Lee Jones, Men In Black

[stormchaser78]

And now...the rest of the story

[trentblase]

"Hussein was a monster. These men and women are not."

Hussein still is a monster, of course. Also, everyone has a little monstrosity inside of them. I call mine Fred.

[spritualmachine]

*moves to canada*