ya know, i understand that war is war, and terrible shit happens... its just that i think we should have some kind of moral superiority and not need to stoop to their levels...
then again, part of me says its human nature. reminds me of a study they did at stanford regarding prisoners and guards. they took student volunteers and placed them in a prison environment, half as guards and half as inmates.
by the second day there was a real riot, "guards" were attacking them with fire extinguishers and staying past their scheduled shift to participate, and "guards" stripped "prisoners" of their clothes and sexually humiliate them.
within 4 days, about 1/3 of the "guards" were exhibiting genuinely sadistic tendencies and behavior. the whole thing had to be shut down 6 days into a planned 14 day experiment.
so maybe its just human nature to abuse power? an "absolute power corrupts absolutely" kind of thing...