The Pentagon and the blind eye in bacha bazi

On September 28th, 2015, USA Today's editorial board posted an article addressing the Pentagon's decision to have military forces stationed in Afghanistan turn a blind eye to the cultural practice bacha bazi, or "boy play." This practice allows Afghan men to sexually molest young boys and when  two U.S soldiers became aware of a local Afghan police commander who had worked alongside them was a part of this practice, they took matters into their own hands. Officially, U.S. troops were told to either look the other way or follow the order of reporting abuse to the Afghan authorities with the knowledge that there will be no consequence for the offender, and no justice for the boy. With that in mind, the two Green Berets confronted the commander who admitted to his crime and even laughed it off saying it was just a boy. Following the statement, the two soldiers then continuously body slammed him to the ground and left him at the gate to their camp where he picked himself up and ran away. U.S. commanders responded to the event by disciplining the men. One is no longer apart of the service and the Army is putting effort in trying to get the other to retire. Although, these punishments were more to save face from locals. As stated by Rep. Duncan Hunter, the situation "caused many locals to view our ALP as worse than the Taliban. If the locals resumed supporting the Taliban, attacks against U.S. forces would have increased dramatically."
The article argues that the two American soldiers made clear what U.S. policy has not, and that is that there is zero tolerance for molesting boys by Afghans working with U.S. forces. When the author put in the statement about how even the Taliban banned the ancient practice of bacha bazi, it strengthened the argument by adding an uneasy feeling to readers that even the bad guys know it is not right. The intended audience could be for those in the U.S. forces, family members with brothers or sons, or American readers in general. What assists to the author's credibility is the use of linking the story in the article and linking quotes of those involved.
All in all, I agree with the argument presented by the author because rape of anyone should never be apart of someone's culture, and that is where the American government should draw the line of what we stand tolerant of. As stated, "Americans can't be complicit in this kind of abuse, and it's up to the Pentagon to find a way to make that so."