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Experts Explain Psychology of Iraq Airstrike on Video - NYTimes.com

““You don’t want combat soldiers to be foolish or to jump the gun, but their job is to destroy the enemy, and one way they’re able to do that is to see it as a game, so that the people don’t seem real,” said Bret A. Moore, a former Army psychologist and co-author of the forthcoming book “Wheels Down: Adjusting to Life After Deployment.”

I don’t judge the soldier’s deadly actions because it is easy to criticize when you aren’t in danger yourself. However any cover up is inexcusable in my opinion.

I thought this was particularly insightful too:

“Military training is fundamentally an exercise in overcoming a fear of killing another human, said Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, author of the book “On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society,” who is a former Army Ranger.”