You know how they say sometimes your first thought is your "best thought."
Well, the minute those photos surfaced, I told my husband, these were staged for political purposes. But then I heard that the Navy had been investigating since Jan. and the story how a soldier over there had contacted his dad, etc.
So, when I heard that Moore had photos, for months, I immediately begin to wonder how long he's had them, and where did he get them. Why didn't he turn them in, etc.?
It does make one wonder!
But on the other hand, I can't imagine a soldier willing to be court-martialed in order to make a "political statement."
I think your first thought was spot on!! "But on the other hand, I can't imagine a soldier willing to be court-martialed in order to make a "political statement." is thinking like a rational person. Not trying to be confrontational, but I can't imagine a "soldier" crashing a plane into a building to make a political statement either! But that is also rational thinking. Fanatics will do anything if it will advance their cause. Hell one look at Kerrys voting record will prove that!!LOL!!
Happens more often than you know. There are hard-core non-conformists that manage, for whatever reason, to slip beneath the radar of the recruiting officers, and even get through boot camp and technical school. Sometimes their non-conformity just does not happen to run up against the regulations of the armed service branch, but other times, the guy (or gal) might just be ticked off at something so commonplace the authorities do not give the situation a second thought, until they have a situation on their hands, and some EM is out there thumbing his nose at the CO. We are not talking about rational people here.