Army Also Finds More Deployment Means More Mental Illness
By Thomas E. Ricks and Ann Scott Tyson
Washington Post Staff WritersSaturday, May 5, 2007; Page A01
More than one-third of U.S. soldiers in Iraq surveyed by the Army said they believe torture should be allowed if it helps gather important information about insurgents, the Pentagon disclosed yesterday. Four in 10 said they approve of such illegal abuse if it would save the life of a fellow soldier.
In addition, about two-thirds of Marines and half the Army troops surveyed said they would not report a team member for mistreating a civilian or for destroying civilian property unnecessarily. "Less than half of Soldiers and Marines believed that non-combatants should be treated with dignity and respect," the Army report stated.
The original military report is here and below are two graphs from it.
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