"Surely, nobody should pronounce guilt without knowledge of the facts. .....as you and Murtha have done. Let the process play itself out."
I have been waiting for the "full story" to come out.
I don't like to think that American soldiers are capable of such a thing. But we know from isolated incidents in Viet Nam and other wars that sometimes our guys can lose their control.
An American soldier who was called in to photograph the bodies is claiming he saw a young girl killed by a bullet to the forehead.
I'm having a hard time understanding the circumstance where a soldier would deem it necessary to shoot a child in her home.
Why do you presume a) that an American Marine shot this innocent victim? and b) that an American Marine deliberately shot her?
Yes, sometimes atrocities are committed by Americans during war. Now ask yourself - which is more like to have occurred? A group of U.S. Marines, over a period of FIVE HOURS, executed women and children, including a 3-year old girl? Or a group of terrorists executed women and children, including a 3-year old girl?
Makes the presumption of innocence pretty important, doesn't it?
I have a colleague serving in Iraq right now. We asked what he wanted in a care package. Anything, anything at all! His response?
"We're fine, but could you send some gently used stuffed animals for the Iraqi children?"
Jack Murtha and Linda Heard, I cordially invite you to rot in Hades.