On the face of it, the Marine's actions were wrong, and it sounds like he will be disciplined for it.
NBC would have had apolexy had Bush ever questioned Kerry recieving one of these for essentially the same thing.
They are breathlessly reporting this minor incident now, because they are anti-American, and love demoralizing the U.S. in general, and the military in particular.
I dont think he did anything wrong. PEriod. Booby traps everywhere.
I would have used far more bombs. Let their own munitions take themselves out with the secondaries.
I also would have the place CRAWLING with UAVS and robo/cam guns cars like I have seen. With tear gas to flush them out so the gun ships and machine them down....
"NBC would have had apolexy had Bush ever questioned Kerry recieving one of these for essentially the same thing."
You got THAT right! Kerry was an admitted war criminal, and no problem with that, or with shooting a KID in the BACK, as far as they are concerned. Yet -- this is the worst of horrors . . .
IOW they sure have a case of selective condemnation . . .