Given the scum that the ADF is fighting, it is insulting an moronic to accuse them of atrocities.

No one knows how they will react under fire or if placed in extreme danger 24/7.

Or wondering where or who the enemy is or is hiding.

Or is a complete stranger to the truth in illuminating alleged atrocities. And a case of the kettle calling the pot black?

And how many tours of duty and unremitting fear does it take to break our finest and most fearless? Or their normal moral compass?

If the enemy uses human shields as his first and or only defence and in order to survive you must return fire!

Who is to blame if there are some unsanctioned deaths among innocent civilians?

Or do you expect those we send into harm's way, to cower like cowards and refuse to return fire on the grounds that kid or woman with an AK47 firing at them is not a real terrorist but rather a civilian?

Time to end this fifth column inspired witch hunt, extend extenuating circumstances and pin a few medals on these unsung heroes!
Even if one or two of them have to be pinned on a few bare asses?
Alan B.

When their adversaries play by the same rules then perhaps criticism can be made.
Until then they are doing a top job in a nasty tribal war.

Recommend as a read Fred Smith`s "Dust of Uruzgan" and Chris Masters` book mentioned in this essay.

Prosecute them BUT start with the people who sent them there in the first place.

Especially if the wars were started on lies. WMD etc.

Before anyone is eligible to criticise those fighting for us in any way, they should go & do a six month tour of duty as a private foot soldier, in a war zone.

Once they have gain this required qualification to have even an opinion, & if they have survived, then we may listen. Prior to that it is simply an uninformed mouth flapping, not a considered opinion.