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WWII Marine charged with murder for executing Japanese Enemy Prisoner of War in 1943

Should American WWII veterans be charged with war crimes for EPW murders?

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Re: WWII Marine charged with murder for executing Japanese Enemy Prisoner of War in 1

Ray410 said:
Maybe. So what? That's war. If your unit is moving fast, has a critical mission and the lives of many others depend on your success, you don't have time to screw around with prisoners.

If you read the history of Japanese aggression and brutality in the Far East throughout the Thirties, you will understand why many other Far Eastern countries hate the Japanese to this day.

Americans, true to our nature, have been much more forgiving.
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Did American forces commit fewer and less frequent atrocities than the Japanese? Certainly. Did some Americans commit atrocities? Certainly.

Persecute the ones who did.
 
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