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by mschuster91 520 days ago
> When we found out that soldiers in Iraq were mistreating prisoners

We didn't "find out", some media and/or Wikileaks got evidence. And the consequences were not even close to harsh enough - each and every instance of war crimes should have led to a thorough cleanup and massive sentences for everyone involved, especially for everyone who tried to cover it up.