The commentators are aghast, simply shocked that reports of torture may be true.

War is wide spread killing, by those trained in physical force for the purpose of killing. What does “clear. hold. build” mean if not. Kill. Kill. Guard.

When *leaks occur, the cry of the defenders is always that

“this clearly puts our soldier’s lives in danger”

Ask yourself, if this puts our heros lives in danger, weren’t they “in danger” before?
Perhaps, they aren’t even heros. Maybe they are only soldiers doing what seems easiest at the time.