1st AD captain to face court-martial in shooting death (mercy killing?) of wounded Iraqi man

Stars & Stripes ^ | 8 Dec 04 | Jason Chudy and Kent Harris and The Associated Press

[SlightOfTongue]

How many more restrictions are we going to put on our fighting men? Until the insurgents get their momentum back? Sheeeeesh!!!Maybe we're getting too close to winning this thing and there are some conscientious objecting commanders over there who are trying to string this fight out by confusing our soldiers. Very dangerous precednts being set due to decisions being made over there and quite hastily, I might add.

Why don't we just make our soldiers fight with their hands cuffed and in shackles? Let's make it 'fair' so the libs are happy!!!!!

Jesus H. @##$%&$%##$@$$!!!!

[xzins]

Enterprise said the Cpt should have let nature take its course. He's probably right.

If you honestly believe that evacuating this guy would be futile since he was definitely going to die, and if he's clearly in great pain, then it's hard to walk away.

You can't do for a human what you can do for a dog.

[conservativecorner]

COMPLETE HORSESHIT FROM SOME FRIGGING LAWYERS AT THE PENTAGON! The mans skull was partially blown away, and the man was dying. How in the hell do you charge someone with attempted murder when the terrorist was in the process of dying with a skull that had been partially blown away? If anything the officer showed compassion to a terrorist who had murder of our troops on his mind. Is there anything we can do to help this hero who is being abused by some JAG that is more like a jago##?

[SlightOfTongue]

You can't do for a human what you can do for a dog.

You're probably right, and as I see you're an ex-pounder, I'll have to give you the benefit of doubt.

It's just starting to p*ss me off with all this court martial crap all of a sudden. We're in a G*D D*MN WAR, for Chr*st's sake!!!

[Travis McGee]

A pair of morphine syrettes might have done the same trick, without exposing the CAPT to a court martial.

A bullet is cheaper and faster.

My father in law, who was a Marine radioman on Iwo Jima, says they did not shoot Japs who were on fire, coming out of caves after being flamed. "Let them burn" was the prevailing sentiment.

How times change. Now a mercy killing gets you charged.

[river rat]

War ain't tiddly winks....folks die ---- many of them under unsavory conditions/techniques...

War should be avoided.

If unavoidable -- one must win, by ANY means necessary..
It appears there are far too many lawyers in the world...

Semper Fi

[Travis McGee]

Including JAG lawyers, who are looking past their brief military commitments straight to their civilian careers, and who see military "scalps" on their belts as establishing their future independent bona fides.

They are the worst.