So many cut backs and stretching the troops to the limit, they have not got any they can spare for training.
If you are in a war situation you trust nobody,.even the most innocent looking could have a bomb.

Mike, cyprus,

I'll bet that most commenters here have never served in the military as I did for 13 years, in the RAF where in Aden in the 1960s we had two years of terrorists who blew up children as well as women by leaving pencils or Mickey Mouse school satchels in the streets so that when they were picked, they exploded. Plus all the usual other terrorist tricks.

Once the military has secured an area or even a country, it is up to the civil side to handle the arrests and jailing of prisoners aided by the military as policemen are trained to use restraint. If your best friend has been shot at by a terrorist or blown up by a deranged suicide bomber, as a soldier trained to kill and fight it is very difficult for them to stay restrained. Remember, it was not too long ago that when an army won a battle, they slaughtered all the men without exception and captured the women and children as slaves. The mentality of many Third World countries is still like that

B J Deller, Marbella, Spain

Nick Mortimer
are you saying that if the troops had better weapons they would treat the Iraqies nicer, seems to me to be a cop out. Maybe if they have better guns etc: nobody would be left alive to complain.

waine UK, merseyside, UK

Nothing a little jail time, and more discipline can't fix

Bryan, Houston, USA

Don't most of us know right from wrong? These men are adults aren't they? The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were based on lies and dishonesty, is it any wonder we have ordinary soldiers acting unlawfully?

Neil, Cheltenham, England

Servicemen have to be trained to act like nancies, not like real men who are trained to kill.
We have already seen examples of what can be done when a so-called sailor nicknamed Mr.Bean was captured by the Iranians and cried.

P.Nobleza, Houston, USA

Are we saying that civillians in Ireland where treated badly, because the troops didn't know what to do, after 30 yrs of trouble, it defies beleif. No the real problem is Iraqies don't count in the eyes of the occupying forces, as is obvious by the slaughter of thousands of civillians in that blighted country,
looking for excuses for the behaviour of the troops dosen't wash, they are guilty of war crimes just like Hitlers mob.Maybe they have been taking lessons from the Israelies, the experts in crimes against humanity.

waine UK, merseyside, UK

Shame. To kill any man--prisoner of war--let's call it--by toruring him, seeing he has a wife and family, is a shame on us. We deserve the fight we are getting. These soldiers are murderers, and I'm not proud of the, nor do I have to be.

Kris Cole, Austin, TX

You can't train for ' violent insurgency', you learn on the job. It's called combat. This report was commissioned at the behest of politicians, none of whom has seen action. Frankly, I don't care if the British army has made mistakes; but I do care that five years after the Iraq war began British troops still don't have the equipment they have repeatedly asked for. Commission a report about that, or are you too ashamed, Mr Brown, M.O.D and the spineless top brass?

Nick Mortimer, Toulouse, France

Hang on a minute, this government has frozen defence spending for the first 5 years of their term in office, so i hardly think blaming soldiers for their decision to send them to war ill prepared is their fault??

Jake Irwin, UK,

It appears that the cover up continues. A man dies in an extremely barbaric way, in British army custody, and nobody seems to have inflicted any of the 93 injuries that this poor man sustained.
To talk about teaching soldiers right from wrong seems to be very wide of the mark of the sort of education that is required to stop these people behaving like 'bloody animals.'

David Dee, Canterbury,

Where is the call on the 'army community' to come forwrd with info. on who was responsible for Mr Baha's death/the other abuse. They are shielding abusers. Also if there is the excuse of a majority of the army being good, that non-stigmatising approach should apply to others who are currently demonised.

Keyf, Brockley,

Nothing a stint in jail won't solve.

Tim, Toronto, Canada

Perhaps, as the government sent the troops to war on a false premise, our esteemed MPs and Cabinet Ministers should be taught the difference between truth and untruth first.

Sandra, Galway, Ireland