I am second guessing the CG in a public forum, which is admittedly somewhat unfair - but then politics are unfair. Yes he made a decision. I said that. But it may have seemed like the easy decision. The decision was that LTC West will get a general court martial.
Duncan Hunter just told him that if he thought he was taking the easy way out by passing the buck to the board of officers who will sit on the court martial, he is wrong, and he is being asked to account for this decision.
I will grant that the CG may have reached the right deicison given all the facts of the situation. An inquiring Congressman, however and quite properly, wants to know.
I do not concur. An Article 32 Investigation is not a GCM. There is ample precedence for the results of a "32" to cause the GCMCA to withdraw the charges. In any case, a congress critter can make life tough for the CG; however, he cannot usurp his authority.