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> How is it that US special forces haven’t been implicated in similar war crimes?

They absolutely have been.

https://theintercept.com/2017/01/10/the-crimes-of-seal-team-...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Gallagher_(Navy_SEAL)

I don't know about the movie, but in his own book it's quite clear he's a moron that sees anyone in the enemy lines as less than human and feels nothing after killing.

And, in many instances back home, he also see many fellow americans as worthless.

Haven't they?

Allegations from the Vietnam war affected Bob Kerrey's political ambitions many years later, as I recall. The US does bring people to trial, now and then, but may come away with misdemeanor convictions.

I guess I'm thinking more about GWOT special forces specifically.