I agree 100% David! As you know, I am a 22 yr vet of the USAF (And still going), and this sickens me. Especially the yahoo who claims they were not properly trained on how to handle prisoners --and this came from a former correctional officer for crissakes. I would love to hear your views on him David!
I think the administrative punishments already given to the leadership are justified--and a good number of officers careers are now over. As for the actual perps, I hope the Army throw the book at them. They have disgraced thier unit, the US Army, The United States Military, and the USA as a whole. They should all carry that shame with them for the rest of thier lives. MY President said that he is "Disgusted" and I second that motion.
I don;t care what the Iraqi's did or how they act, WE are the UNITED STATES of AMERICA and WE DO NOT DO THIS KIND OF THING!
I would love to go into great detail however I don't think it is the proper time as this matter is still under investigation and I don't want it to look like I have a bone to pick with that unit.. My reputation and integrity are very important to me.. SGT Javal Davis, was SPC Davis when we were in Bosnia, and I supervised him on a number of occassions/missions...... suffice it to say I am very surprised he was was ever promoted to SGT, and would NOT have been if I was still in charge of him..... I tried unsuccessfully a number of times to get him DE-moted, I won't go into the details.... one of MANY reasons I was frustrated with the leadership of that UNIT..... what I am reading in the press, is exactly what I would expect to hear from that soldier...... HOWEVER I don't want to draw any conclusions without being able to interview the witnesses in this case.... I certainly would VOLUNTEER to assist in this investigation....
David