UK Guardian: Videos of Alleged Israeli War Crimes in Gaza

The big story in Israel for the past few days has been soldiers' testimonies about war crimes in Gaza. VIDEOS HERE

The IDF says it will investigate.  Nonetheless, there is a media firestorm. And rightly. 

It all begs the question.  What does a government expect when it sends teenagers off on a mission like the invasion of Gaza?   Gaza is a densely populated area.  Surely, neither the government nor the military commanders were shocked that adolescent soldiers may have gone berserk.  Or, if not berserk, coldly violent. 

Of course, blaming the individual soldier is always easier than blaming the government that sent them.  Look at how we pinned Abu Ghraib on privates, not on Cheney, Rumsfeld and Feith, 

Nonetheless, these videos are deeply disturbing and, no matter who sent them, the individual soldier does bear his share of responsibility, although not most of it,