I think what most freepers are doing is saying that those Marines are innocent until proven guilty.
We've all seen this playbook before and they wouldn't be the first Marines charged with premeditated murder in Iraq only to be found innocent.
This Marine was charged with premeditated murder and other war crimes in Iraq and was found innocent of the charges:
Members of the U.S. military serving in Iraq need more than Mr. Murtha's pseudo-sympathy. They need leaders to stand with them even in the hardest of times. Let the courts decide if these Marines are guilty. They haven't even been charged with a crime yet, so it is premature to presume their guilt -- unless that presumption is tied to a political motive.
ILARIO PANTANO
Jacksonville, N.C.
The writer served as a Marine enlisted man in the Persian Gulf War and most recently as a platoon commander in Iraq.
But there are also those who do have their heads in the sand and deny that there is even any remote possibility of there being any truth to the story, in spite of the Corps own investigation.
Some freepers (not you P) are attacking those who allow for the possibility of there being something here as being trolls or tools of the left. This accomplishes nothing and is childish.
There is only one truth about this, and that truth will be revealed eventually. We will all have to live with whatever it is.
There are some, however, who are in essence saying that it wouldn't be that big a deal even if they were guilty.
When Laura starts saying it looks bad, trust me, it won't be good.