[Odd John]

more comment from a professional

[MEG33]

The GUARDIAN?

[sgtbono2002]

Yes its caused outrage here. Outrage that this Marine should be made to defend hoimself for doing his job.

His job is to kill the enemy he did it. This enemy wont be picked up ,cleaned up, fed ,Doctors wont care for him, we wont try him , HE WONT BE BACK TO KILL ANY MORE AMERICANS.

[Rain-maker]

Dead islamic slimeballs don't shoot back...good job, shoot him again imo.

Suprised that radical leftist rag printed it...new managers?...LOL

[kiwi_hawk]

As long as the Marine just gets a light reprimand I think good shall come of this in that the Arab street can no longer claim atrocities by soldiers on the good folks of Fallujah ( which is why the Army has imbeds) as it is clear to all the world we disipline our own and need no prompting from 'Human Rights" orgs etc.
A lot of civilians found murdered by the insurgent and dumped on the streets during the cleanup in Fallujah would ave been blaimed on Marines had they not had reporters covering the battle.

[Graybeard58]

Where is the link?

[Bob from De]

This appears to be a case for the newly discovered malady P.E.S.T.(Post Election Selection Trauma) This Marine could say he voted for Kerry, and combined with his facial wound from the previous day, was so dejected that all he could think about was saving his comrades.
He will immediately be awarded the Silver Star, with a "V" for valor to be added later.
This would be the same medal that the well-known "war hero", John F.Kerry received for shooting a wounded Vietnamese teenager in the back.

[uncbob]

Dramatic news footage from Falluja which appears to show an American marine shooting a prone Iraqi has caused outrage here and in the US

So who the hell are these outraged people NOT MEm

I doubt that most Americans could care less about terrorists

[Jackknife]

bump

[mware]

Perhaps they saw the video tape of the murder of the worker from CARE. Fox and Friends reported that before she was shot she was tortured, and apparently it is on the tape.

[niobe527]

I admit to being naive, but I've always thought that you DON'T turn your back on an enemy. I'd rather see our soldier come home in one piece than that terrorist say "I got one!"

[rahbert]

They actually lie on a body?? Gross and disgusting...

Not to mention, these jihadis might have wired themselves for demolition. I like the USMC SOP better.

[RebelTex]

Let's see, the situation was:

1. other terrorists had retaken the Mosque and had to be cleaned out again
2. many terrorists are suicide bombers
3. terrorists hide and disguise Improvised Explosive Devices
4. terrorists set up booby traps everywhere they can
5. terrorists booby trap their dead and wounded
6. terrorists fake surrendering then attack when our troops are drawn out to take the prisoners into custody
7. terrorists fake surrendering then blow themselves up when our troops are attempt to take the prisoners into custody
8. other terrorists had retaken the Mosque and had to be cleaned out again
9. no intel provided that enemy wounded had already been subdued
10. other terrorists had retaken the Mosque and had to be cleaned out again
11. after our troops successfully storm the Mosque, they go room to room to secure each, and discover some wounded and dead enemy in the room.  They start to secure the wounded to render them harmless and an assumed dead terrorist makes a sudden move

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

1. ask him if he wants a cigarette?
2. apologize for thinking he was dead?
3. call up the chain of command for orders?
4. ask the reporter for his recommendations?
5. blow the #(*&^%@* terrorist's head off.

If you answered A, B, C or D:

YOU'RE DEAD!!!

MOST OF YOUR TEAM IS DEAD!!!

because if you believe in any other possible outcome, then YOU WILL FAIL TO ACT IN TIME when it really counts.  This is the way our troops are trained AND SHOULD BE trained.

JMHO