Marine just doing his job

Washington Times ^ | 11/19/04 | Diana West

[kattracks]

In the space between the fog of war (lethal confusion, peril and instant reflexes) and the edited news break (carefully scripted and produced filler between Viagra commercials), a young Marine hangs out to dry.
     Maybe I should say he hangs crucified, although that particular metaphor these days isn't just politically incorrect, it's radioactive. Then again, nothing to follow in this space is anything but more of the same. What I'm getting at, in this land of free speech and home of brave Marines, is my unequivocal belief that Marine X committed no "war crimes" in that fortified Fallujah mosque last week where he shot and killed a prone and wounded terrorist. He was just doing his job — his hellishly dangerous job — and thank God for him.

[snip]

"Enlightened" people everywhere are clucking — but not over the heinous execution of CARE's Margaret Hassan, the mutilated bodies found on Fallujah's streets, the beheading chamber discovered by U.S. soldiers, the Taliban-like decrees threatening death for Fallujah women who don't "cover," or the bomb-making workshops seized before creating more craters of carnage. They emote over the death of a terrorist dedicated to all of the above.

[snip]

And who, among those same millions, realize that even as Marine X, NBC's global anti-hero, was shooting the enemy he suspected was playing possum, just a block away, another explosive-rigged corpse was killing another young Marine?
     In that split second of fear and indecision, our guy made the right call. Think about it during the long, luxurious minutes of the next commercial break.

[xJones]

That Marine won't be hung out to dry. NBC's anti-war reporter went too far, and it's he that will be hung out to dry instead of our Marine fighting in a battle zone.

I thought CBS was incredibly stupid with Rather's Memogate, but NBC's attack on a Marine in combat with terrorists enemies was way over the top.

I have relatives serving in the military now, and will NBC be the judge of when they can shoot, or just stand there and hope the enemy is really wounded and not about to throw a grenade?

[jazzlite]

"NBC's anti-war reporter went too far, and it's he that will be hung out to dry instead of our Marine fighting in a battle zone."

This would be true justice.

[freebilly]

NBC-- Nothing But CR@P

[watchdog_writer]

When the faking dead terrorist opens fire on a Marine, the big-time press doesn't spill an ounce of inc on it:


FALLUJAH, Iraq – Marines from the 1st Marine Division shot and killed an insurgent, who while faking dead, opened fire on the Marines that were conducting a security and clearing patrol through the streets here at approximately 3:45 p.m. on 21 November.