Quote Originally Posted by DocFrance
Who is exonerating anyone? Besides, I can't say it enough, but these are only six deranged individuals - NOT the entire American force!
What I'm saying is, when Iraqi forces do something bad, half of the country is up in arms about what terrorists they are. Evil people. No one bothers to care that, while yes some of them are very bad... some of them only wish to be free, from both Saddam and America. We invaded them, after all, not the other way around. But when American soldiers do something bad, we always get to the truth of the matter very quickly and calmly... that it's only a small part of the 'greater good'.

And I never blamed the entire American force. In fact I said basically the same thing you did.