Opinion: Reaction to Marine Desecration Video is Childish

Regarding "," The behavior of four Marines depicted by a widely distributed video in which they are seen urinating on the corpses of enemy combatants ought to be evaluated in both psychological and moral terms.

Public opinion and the Marine Corps reaction will be quite telling. Locally, former Marine Bruce Kesler of Encinitas is on record as stating, "It sure beats chopping off heads and mutilating bodies, like they do." This in response to the Talibans purported behavior toward Americans. According to the preeminent child psychologist and moralist Laurence Kholberg, the reaction of Mr. Kesler is at perhaps a third grade level. Furthermore, liquid seeks it's own level and also from the Bible, we are admonished that, "An eye for an eye makes us all blind."

Mr. Kesler, I would hope since the time of Attila the Hun, we as a nation have evolved beyond the weakness of psychological retribution. Why stand behind the curtain of national morality or lack thereof?

I would expect more!

Daniel J. Smiechowski is a resident of San Diego.