Such troubling reflections are reinforced by the response of Americans to the My Lai massacre in TIME'S Harris Poll on page 10. By the large majority of 65%, those who were questioned expressed the opinion that "incidents such as this are bound to happen in a war." Almost as disturbing to note are the 13% who have no opinion on My Lai. Only 22% clearly expressed moral repugnance to the idea that American soldiers may have intentionally gunned down unarmed women and children. How can such a response be explained?
One answer, of course,...
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