[Tallguy]

A UN "investigation" will consist of....what? Viewing the video tape, and? They aren't going to be allowed to talk to the Marines that were there, or anybody in the chain of command.

So what are they to conclude? Looks bad? Yep. Unjustified? Maybe, but you weren't in continuous close-combat for a week, frightened of booby-traps & other concealed weapons, on a hyper-aggressive caffeine buzz, and about a hundred other things...

[dinok]

"...continuous close-combat for a week, frightened of booby-traps & other concealed weapons, on a hyper-aggressive caffeine buzz, and about a hundred other things..."

War for infantrymen is an extremely tense enterprise. Its 10 times worse in an urban environment. Through in that they are not fighing uniformed enemies and its 20 times worse as they can not often tell who is who until its too late.

God be with them.