[Ispy4u]

And as a combat veteran what West did was inexcusable. That he failed to set an example for his soldiers is reason enough to relieve him of command.

[caisson71]

What he did was everything he felt he needed to do under the circumstances. He is probably highly regarded by his troops but not regarded at all by the likes of you because of your misguided sense of fair play. There is no such thing as fair play in war.