Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore
I should have said that I do not care about the exact numbers... Whether 30%, 40%, 50% or 60% of the army disrespects Iraqis, is rather irrelevant, as anything above a few percent is way to high if you intend to make Iraqis appreciate your "support". They should be recalled immediately. As for the other worrying question, the "have you injured people without reason" one, it's even worse, and I doubt the actual figure is lower, it's more likely to be higher.

My argument is just as valid if the number was 30% instead of 50%. The army has begun to understand that mental health is an issue, however, they are lightyears away from the rest of society, and so they need a kick in the behind to speed things up. It's a good thing that they have started, a bad thing that they have used so long to find out the obvious.
Then you really misunderstand the dynamics of the question asked.

Some soldiers have had experiences of being disrespected by civilians, so some of them don't like to return the favor. So, those people probably answered "somewhat agreed" or "neither agree nor disagree" because they feel respect is given when respect is shown. Does that constitute saying that they DON'T think civilians should be treated with respect? Hardly.

The real key is how many people answered that they strongly disagree that they should be treated with respect. And those actual numbers could be ery, very low for all you know.