He's not talking about Iraqis who didn't fight or participate or own up to their responsibilities. He's talking only to those men in front of him. And, there is less than zero value in his speaking to them in such a way unless it is to bring them to the reality of their condition. He has nothing to gain by inventing…

As someone who has lived/served in that region of the world extensively: EVERY. SINGLE. WORD. that the US Soldier spoke to that Iraqi police platoon is TRUE. EVERY. SINGLE. WORD. It is NOT about why we should or shouldn't be there. We're there. It is NOT about whether or not our involvement helped or didn't help the…

KayGB, it's you who doesn't seem to understand the phrase, "beg the question". Although false-intellectual-grammar-nazis, like you, love to restrict all linguistics to only their dialectical usage, the fact remains that "beg the question" can mean, quite simply, "to invite an obvious question". Inherent in any post…