Should we prosecute

For the last year, the government has been prosecuting the soldiers involved in the Abu Grhaib scandal. I do not believe the government should prosecute these soldiers. If we ask people to volunteer to fight and kill on our behalf then we need to understand that constant exposure to death & destruction causes some people to react incorrectly. Military officials should definitely monitor military prisons and remove soldiers who cannot perform their duties professionally but we should not prosecute. I understand the objection to torturing human beings but I believe it is extremely naïve to think that torture is new to this war. Torture is an unfortunate side effect of war. This is why many people oppose all wars. To be sure, torture should not be US policy, but we should subject enemy combatants to some coercion methods. Sleep deprivation, threats, playing music, even shooting near a combatant are acceptable practices to me. I know all of the studies say that torture, usually has the reverse effect, well I call bullshit. Sure the person being tortured might not talk but the person who just now gets arrested will be more apt to talk. Examine many of our POWs coming home from Vietnam, many of these people felt like they betrayed the US for giving up information or repeating Vietcong lies. These studies that say unequivocally that torture does not work are in the same class as those studies, which say that standing up to bullies leads to worse consequences than walking away. Anyone that has ever stood up to a bully knows this is BS.