WHAT is going on? Who's in charge here? The military? Or the politicians? Are we going to sacrifice this young man to the politicians in Washington or the UN? This sounds like "Who's on first?"
They better leave this Marine alone! I am really upset about these comments like "will be dealt with". I am also not hearing an uproar of support from Americans for this Marine. Are freeprs the ONLY ones in his corner?
In this case, he'd better hope it's the politicians. Because the military will probably try and bust him for violating the rules of engagement. It's very likely that his actions will be deemed wrong by the strict letter of the ROE.
It was just a matter of time before reality and the rules clashed on film. The Marine appears to be acting sensibly, given the terrorist's tactics of booby trapping bodies or using the wounded for suicide attacks. But the law won't take that into consideration. The enemy is expected to cheat, but servicemembers are expected to follow the rules. The Marine (it appears) didn't follow the rules, and I'll bet they're going to fry him.