GI may pay for wartime 'carjacking'

Waterbury Republican-American ^ | July 25, 2004 | Kimberly Hefling (AP)

[nuke_road_warrior]

My dad, who is a WWII veteran, often mentions the fact that his infantry division became a mechanized division by the simple expedient of confiscating any and all available motorized transport. This was after they crossed the Rhine and were racing through the Ruhr. Lord knows how much longer the war would have lasted if they had had to give receipts for everything "liberated".

[Gunrunner2]

The lawyers are supposed to evaluate the proportional military gain against the potential civilian cost. The planning cell of the AOC has many lawyers and in any Tier IV area this is critical. To assist in this judgment call are technology (CDET for example), intel, ops, weaponeering, etc. The lawyers are then supposed to provide the JFACC with their assessment if the proportional military gain is worth the probable civilian cost.

That said, too many clintoon-era lawyers are still around and acting spineless.

[No Surrender No Retreat]

Your point holds merit and I would add that in some instances many of the Senior Non-coms have been in combat which can be an advantage to the defandant in this case. However, we will have to let the chips fall and see the outcome. Thank You El Gato, for your reply. Bush/Cheney 2004