(07-04-2019, 10:37 AM)David Lockmiller Wrote: (07-04-2019, 08:15 AM)My Name Is Kate Wrote: The question was:
Should American service personnel be prosecuted for war crimes committed overseas?
The answers were:
Yes, they should always be held to American standards, whether at home or abroad
No, war is a stressful situation and allowances should be made
As you can see, both the question and the answers were slanted to get the desired response. The poll was designed to make it appear that most Americans think war crimes committed overseas by Americans should never be prosecuted.
Kate, thank you very much for that insightful information. The PBS News Hour should be informed of this because in publishing this statement they have done an extreme disservice to the American people by mischaracterizing our opinion on the subject in such a disgraceful manner.
P.S. I copied over this entire post and sent it to viewermail@newshour.org. Hopefully, the PBS NewsHour will make a clarification and retraction. But, I will not be holding my breath.
I am disappointed in the PBS NewsHour. They did not respond.
77 percent of Americans believed U.S. service members shouldn't be prosecuted for overseas war crimes simply because "war is a stressful situation and allowances should be made."
"So very difficult a matter is it to trace and find out the truth of anything by history." -- Plutarch
