Posted on 11/23/2013 7:36:53 PM PST by TurboZamboni
On March 20th, 2009, Army Ranger 1st Lieutenant Michael Behenna was sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing Ali Mansur, a known Al Qaeda operative while serving in Iraq. Mansur was known to be a member of an Al Qaeda cell operating in the lieutenant's area of operation and Army intelligence believed he organized an attack on Lt. Behenna's platoon in April 2008 which killed two U.S. soldiers and injured two more. Army intelligence ordered the release of Mansur and Lt. Behenna was ordered to return the terrorist to his home.
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American service personnel should resign or refuse to reup en masse.
In the past we have had presidents who pardon this man.
God be with him.
After 12 years of this sh!t in Afghanistan and Iraq, I think anyone who enlists in the U.S. armed forces is out of his or her mind.
If I recall this case, there was eyewitness testimony against him by members of his platoon as well as his interpreter.
I may be thinking of another case because the one I’m thinking of was in the 101st Airborne, not the Rangers. But the guys name and what he claimed happen sound similar.
This certainly sounds like a miscarriage of justice. Something presented during the trial must have been very persuasive in order to gain his conviction.
In the past we have had presidents who pardon this man.
At the worst it sounds like justifiable homicide, personally I’d give him a medal.
I think our soldiers for the most part are as good as ever but the difference is this would never have happened during WWII.
Amen
Now you know which side the government is on.
Well this is what happens when you have the enemy in the nations highest office courtesy of liberals.
It’s time that the American military to realize that they are nothing but toys in the hand of a spoiled child. Come home. Your family and loved ones need you... and the real enemy is here in the States.
Protect the homeland...
I told my 21 year old son, not to even think about going in.
Yes, our enemies are inside the gates.
Just goes to show that the rules of engagement for the military are much stricter than those of the “militarized” police.
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