People, listen to this post:
"Well said (see my post 391). Folks, this incident has nothing to do with the blond that was found dead with no limbs...it has nothing to do with American civilians that were decapitated...it has nothing to do with Kerry shooting some kid in the back 35 years ago...it has nothing to do with the contractors that were hung from the bridge. It has everything to do with being "civilized". Hopefully, we will never stoop to the "low" of these savages. I think if you read Steel Wolf's post 431, the military absolutely does not condone this type of action. I think we should heed Rush's advice: para-phasing, "if we think like terrorists, we become one of them". It would be fine with me if our great "fighting machine" took out 1200 more terrorists this week, but let's do it with proper military ROE."
If you blindly endorse the killing of the enemy under any circumstances, without regard for the rules of warfare, you are only giving ammunition to the 2004 version of the John Kerry of 1971.
Our motto should be that of John O'Neill on the Dick Cavett show. We do not routinely commit atrocities. We will investigate credible charges of war crimes We punish our own soldiers who commit war crimes. Kerry is a turd. Our enemies are evil; we are not.
I think you learned the wrong lesson about Kerry.
Through lies, ambition and deception-- Yuri Andropov, the soviets, the NVA and loop heads like Kerry and Al hubbard spread media amplified propaganda, which almost caused Nixon to lose the war, until the successfull carpet bombing of Hanoi & HArbor (Linebacker II) won the war.
We are a civilized people - we are a society of laws. And I am sure this will be thoroughly investigated and handled properly.
But the MSM has already tried and convicted this young marine and will use this event to spread propoganda about our troops and place them in more danger. What's civilized, responsible and just about that?