[Ben Chad]

Dear General,

Give Lt. Col. West the promotion he deserves and could you reassign my son from his Marine unit into Col. West's unit?

Yours truly, Ben Chad

[MEG33]

This civilian applauds Col. West.He is going to take it all the way to Court Marshal.There is hope(I hope)!

[kayak]

Outstanding!

Ping lists, anyone?

[SJSAMPLE]

The author makes it sound as if LTC West was demonstrating the firing characteristics of the M9 pistol at the local range. However, the fact is that he violated the rules of interrogation by using a weapon. If this is bad when our enemies do it, why is it OK for us?

The question is: Did LTC West perform an illegal act(s) during the interrogation of the prisoner? Once we answer this, we can move on to either punishing illegal activity or rewarding commendable behavior.

[wdp]

There is a petition to support Lt. Col. West.
Please sign it, this brave soldier did nothing wrong.

http://patriotpetitions.us/colwest/

[Poohbah]

OK, now suppose the prisoner LIES (gosh, whodathunkit?) and the unit gets ambushed, with significantly worse casualties...

Does the good colonel say, "Yo, not MY fault, that f***ing prisoner lied!" and everything's OK?

Note that the unit had an idea that there was going to be an ambush attempt. The good colonel was apparently unable to take proper countermeasures in the absence of precise knowledge of the attackers' location and scheme of maneuver.

This guy needs to be relieved; he is apparently unqualified for combat command.

[CWOJackson]

I happen to agree with what the man did, however, I also believe that the Army MUST let the process go through. If anyone intervenes before the process is completed it would be a disaster for him, the service and our efforts in Afganistan and Iraq.

Let the process go through first and let's see what happens.

[Chief_Joe]

You also deserve a medal for stating the oblivious so clearly, cleverly, and succinctly. Thanks!!!

[Lancey Howard]

This is what happens in the politically correct world in which a secretary of the army (Togo West) hires a consultant who actually drafts a report stating that the Army needs to become less aggressive and more in touch with its feminine side.

That mouse Togo West was appointed by Scumbag, wasn't he? He's gone now, right?

Right?

[Lancey Howard]

If I was West I would hire the biggest big-mouth lawyer I could find and take this to television, radio, and every newspaper in the country. This is a disgrace.

[EverOnward]

Standing ovation to you sir. Bravo!