[SandRat]

Here's hopes and prayers that the investigation will exonerate the Marines and then National Retribution is levied upon Murtha and all the rest that have besmirched our Marines.

[Brilliant]

"No good can come of speculation surrounding a Nov. 19 incident in Haditha, Iraq..."


Which is probably why Rep. Murtha is flying around the country crowing about war crimes to anyone who will listen. He means no good.

[PogySailor]

Here is the IED crater in Haditha that killed Lance Corporal Miguel Terrazas on 11/19/2005. It could have been my son, but he happened to be with another company that week. He took this picture on patrol 11/27/2005.

[jazusamo]

Pace said he doesn't suspect anything, but rather is waiting for the investigation to yield the facts.

Unlike lowlife Jack Murtha, General Pace not only is giving our military the presumption of innocence, but understands the basic principle of American law.

May God bless all our military on this Memorial Day.

[TomasUSMC]

We should make sure no one in Haditha ever dies again. Remove all the inhabitants then Level Haditha ........and Ramadi for good measure.

[Coop]

No good can come of speculation surrounding a Nov. 19 incident in Haditha, Iraq, in which 24 Iraqi civilians, including women and children, were killed in the aftermath of a roadside bomb attack, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today. Marine Gen. Peter Pace also stressed that investigations into alleged misconduct by U.S. Marines in the incident are not yet complete.

How about that?

[Coop]

It's a shame we can't find a few politicians, besides Ms. Irey, to make similar statements.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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Gen. PETER PACE is THE Greatest.


Transcript: Gen. PETER PACE on *Fox News Sunday*

http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1546978/posts

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[Marine_Uncle]

""because regardless of where this investigation goes, we want to ensure that our troops understand what's expected of them in combat."
Oh. They know fully well what is expected of them. If they didn't, there would be a few hundred thousand Iraqi killed at this point. Need I say more.
Besides. As some of us know. Literally thousands of Iraqi insurgents in the past where allowed to escape, as they mixed with innocent men, women, and children. General Pace and others at every available press conference should shove the facts up the rear ends of the mostly mindless reporters on the facts.

[Natural Law]

As a former combat infantryman (11B20) this really p*sses me off. When civilians are killed by an air-strike or artillery the deaths, albeit tragic, are considered collateral damage and a natural consequence of war. When an E3 infantryman returns fire or is forced to make a split second life or death decision and there is collateral damage we bring in the media, the military lawyers and the antiwar crowd crying for their scalps. This is because our leaders (Bush included) do not have the guts or judgment that we expect from 19 year old soldiers. Happy Memorial Day.

[I_Like_Spam]

Needless to say, I don't know what happened in Haditha.

But I'm inclined to give the Marines the benefit of the doubt until something solid appears.

I remember last year when the media tried to nail a Lt. Pantano on similar charges, before he was ultimately exonerated. I would think that the same result is likely here.

My guess as to what happened? They failed in their efforts against Pantano, they're coming back with something else against different men.

[Raycpa]

The liberals cry about "tainting the jury pool" when it comes to a dubious accusation of rape. However, when it comes to Marines being accused of murder, there is no such concern. Hypocrits is an understatement.