What The PUC?

Do these soldiers understand what they are doing when torturing detainees (referred to as PUCs--persons under control)?

Extreme torture is violence, a hate crime, evil, sickening.

Do these soldiers and their superiors realize the more they torture the more psychological ammunition is given to the enemy?

The enemy, by the way, are not cyborgs or robots. These are people just like you and me. They have feelings and emotions. They have mothers, fathers, loved ones, and friends. Just like we do. Like Jesus said, what you do to the least among you, you do to me. Wonder if these soldiers realize who they are torturing?

In allowing these situations and ignoring the chain of command that should be responsible for their soldiers' behavior, does the United States realize that other countries do not trust us anymore as peace loving people?

Do we realize that when Johnny comes marching home, he will need to vent his stress (as he did with PUCs, as the article states this was a stress-relieving game), and find that he will have to find a PUC to torture? Do we realize the kind of permanent psychological and character damage we do to soldiers when they are commanded to torture? Do we realize that these soldiers who are now geared toward violence will be our neighbors, spouses, parents, and friends when they come back from their time in Iraq?

Should we be frightened of the monster we've created in Iraq? You bet!