"Every dead Vietnamese was counted as Viet Cong, because they would not be dead if they were not Viet Cong, whether they were ninety years old or six months old."

And the beat goes on, as we've seen from the investigations conducted by the US into the consequences of it's airstrikes.

They're playing you for a fool. Unfortunately, the disillusionment which attends the honest recognition of reality tends to be gut-wrenching. Depending upon how closely one was involved, that disillusionment can be soul destroying. For many, it's easier to stay the fool.

Realize: They kill not knowing who they kill, shoot first, "investigate" later. And are often, quite often, wrong, with disastrous consequences both for the dead and the attackers.

Arf