Can someone explain this to me...
If everyone is so proud of what this Marine did and thinks it was right, then why is everyone outraged that the video is being shown?
Are you afraid of the American people knowing what our military is facing and what it is doing? Are you hoping the civilian harness and reins will be slipped and we can have an unfettered military? Are you ashamed of what others might think?
Why don't people complain about other footage this reporter has sent back? Why aren't they complaining about the pro-military things he's done? If there's no shame in what this Marine did, then why is everyone claiming the reporter did something wrong by sending the video?
What separates this from other footage is that the Marine likely committed an atrocity -- shooting a prisoner for the crime of being wounded and still breathing (the cameraman can clearly be heard telling the troops that these are wounded prisoners). If there were nothing wrong, then there would be no outcry.
Yes, these enemy are scum. Yes, they have played dirty. But that doesn't mean we must lower ourselves to their level. And it doesn't mean we should close off knowledge to our citizens; it's all the more reason to know what's going on.
Perhaps the Marine believed there was an imminent threat from this wounded prisoner; perhaps ignoring the warnings of the cameraman (that these were already-captured wounded) was justified; perhaps leaving prisoners unpoliced (if they were) was reasonable; in other words, perhaps the shooting was justified. Regardless, there should be nothing to prevent the video from being seen...along with video showing the other horrors our troops face.
WE are in the midst of military action in Fallujah. This video is propaganda to those who seek to see us fail. Period. If they wanted to address this at the end of hostilities -go for it, but in the meantime quit giving succor to the enemy.