Why is it so hard to conceive that jihadis would kill a
Marine, take his rifle, and then massacre civilians in order to blame it on the Marines?
They have been trying to pull-off this move since day one.
And, according to plan, the media sucks it up like honey to a bee.
These Marines are innocent.
The jihadis cannot win on the battlefield. Breaking our will is all they have.
Your scenario is PLAUSIBLE but unproven. The Marines who were on the scene are, indeed, innocent until such time as they may be proven guilty by a court-martial. However, much as I do NOT want to think that ANY of my Marines could do such a thing, I cannot make a judgement either way. I know that in the heat of battle or the aftermath of a bombing such as ocurred in this case, it would not be out of the question that troops COULD lose it, especially when they are doing, day after day, work they are NOT trained for, work that is NOT a legitimate function of military people. So I acknowledge the POSSIBLITY while hoping that when the facts are unearthed, it will in fact be something along the lines of what you suggested.