Maybe you missed how their "liberators" treat 'em.
Google "Abu Ghraib", for instance.
It will be informative.
I will have to admit that it's reasonable to expect young children to equate understanding with approval.
But most of us grow out of that during the latter part of high school or in college.
For instance, I could understand my childrens behavior even if I didn't approve of some of it. The kids deserved that from a parent. And needed it. Pity the kid who doesn't get it.
Arf