From: Jim Adams 

> That's what Marines do, they are very good at killing people, it's their
> job. Why is everyone so surprised when they do it?

True, but as a former Marine, I can say you are taught restraints. I went
through PI post Mai Lai.  They made quite a point about following an
illegal order.  Admittedly, during the heat of combat one makes mistakes
but this seems to be more than an oops.
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