A culture that allows – and even endorses – such tactics is not one that is genuinely committed to encouraging respect for life. We can be quite sure that American forces would not have acted in the same way if the civilians nearby had been other Americans.
这种允许甚至是赞同此类战术的文化并不是真心真意地致力于鼓励尊重生命。我们可以相当确信，如果周围的平民是美国人的话，美国军队是不会以同样的方式行动的。