[ZULU]

"Has the army got its head up its collective tushie or what?


YES


"Don’t these lawyers understand we’re at war? "

NO.

Write Bush and your Congressprostitutes immediately on this issue. We won the one on Reagan and we can, should and MUST win this one too.

West is a hero. These monsters are not soldiers captured on the battlefield. They are terrorists and gangsters.

To expect reciprocal treatment for OUR troops when captured as an explaination for this is ludicrous. Look at what happened to Lynch.

HANG 'EM HIGH!!!

[A. Patriot]

Whoever brought these charges against West should be charged with aiding and abetting the enemy, or even treason.

Sadam has a friend in the JAG.

And I'm sure these JAG officers have been in combat on the front lines?

[viaveritasvita]

Here's another good one Grok.

Brian/all: Can someone give me a SHORT explain in layman's terms of which military rule/law/whatever LTC West violated? I'm also interested to know how and when the Rules of Engagement may have changed regarding this situation.

Praying for West and his family -- that a way is found to exonerate him and give him the $$ due him for nearly 20 years service.

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[teeman8r]

as i slip into my asbestos boxers, i am amazed at the flippant regard to military conduct due to a war being on...

apparently, the ends of american lives being saved, justifies any action in the interrogation room of civilians alleged to have information...

by admission, the behavior violated certain code, to what extent will be determined by military court, the charges will be defended against and a verdict will be rendered. the costs should therefore still justify the means, and probably will in his eyes, and the in the eyes of many posting here, including myself.

to what degree do we allow such means... dragging the family of interrogated in and plugging them with a bullet... application of burning cigarettes to the eyelids until information is obtained... there are limits, some see them as handcuffs, but limits are drawn for good reason, war can cause civility to slip into chaos... just look at the passion displayed on this site, and i only take the opposing view for it needs to be said...

the american military is the most powerful force in the world, and may need to be handcuffed, yes, even in time of war...

we are not the animals of which we fight. we are americans. we are better than all, need to uphold the standard for all to follow.

flame on.

i believe i may have behaved similarly, and if i did, i would except whatever punishment came my way, for the ends were worth it...

could i have gotten the information by explaining if attacks happened, he would be an accomplace after the fact and held accountable to stiffer iraqi penalties... maybe, i would have tried and definitely placed the troops in that area on even higher alerts...

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