That sentence exatctly addresses my point.

"Reported, sometimes, albeit reluctantly and belatedly and without the same enthusiasm as for the reporting of enemy atrocities".

Our government might do so on occasion — basically because some real journalist (Chris Hedges) or whistleblower (Julian Assange) reveal to the public the horrors we are perpetrating. Once in a while something leaks out.
Certainly while our troops were ravaging Iraq or Afghanistan there were no weekly or daily images of our troops leaving little children's guts spilled in the streets. They learned from Vietnam that that sort of thing, like daily death counts on the evening news, gets people not so supportive of war. And that manufactured consent is the government’s number on prize.

And so now we are being exposed to the atrocities of the enemy. No surprise.

Yes the focus of journalism is for the now—and the idea of reporting atrocities tit-for-tat is absurd. But you will to see nothing from “our” side.

Anything vile being commited by Ukrainians at this point will not be heard of here - just as the crimes of Russian troops will not be reported over there. It's the game of war—the propaganda of nations. The War Racket in full swing.

You suggest we save the discussion of past atrocities for a later "philosophic understanding of war".

You will note that here in this country we are all invited to do our best not to look at what we did in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the dozens other where we've left mass slaughter.
Never Forget applies only to what works for the current narrative. 9/11, yes —but 9/11 in 1973 when we helped overthrow the democratic government of Chile — not so much.

My purpose of keeping our bloody hands in view is not whataboutism - it is the opposite of "everybody does it, so who cares" - it is: everybody does it so we should all care a lot more - we are all guilty - we should stop just pointing fingers (because that is what all governments want their submissive citizens to do) - we need to look at this mental disorder that we have allowed to enter our culture in so many ways, and work to stop it - speak out at every turn against it - not get caught up in these narratives —look how bad the other side is—narratives that simply perpetuate the cycles.

Thanks for reading and responding.