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To: Peach
I think what most freepers are doing is saying that those Marines are innocent until proven guilty.

There are some, however, who are in essence saying that it wouldn't be that big a deal even if they were guilty.

39 posted on 05/30/2006 7:08:35 AM PDT by r9etb
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To: r9etb
There are some, however, who are in essence saying that it wouldn't be that big a deal even if they were guilty.

And there are some who are saying "They're guilty, because Murtha and some sources say so."

44 posted on 05/30/2006 7:11:51 AM PDT by Coop (FR = a lotta talk, but little action)
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To: r9etb

I doubt that freepers think it wouldn't be a big deal, per se. But rather, mistakes happen in war. Men who are being shot at and watching their buddies get killed sometimes over-react.

My husband has been sick and we spent two days watcing old war (mostly WWII) movies on television. There are numerous incidents of over-reacting in every war ever fought. This war has had fewer of those incidents than any other in the history of warfare.

Even if these men over-reacted, I'll be pleased to see them taken off the battlefield, but do I want them to pay for a mistake for the rest of their lives? Absolutely not.

Murderers in this country receive more of the benefit of a doubt than these Marines are getting and I'm sick of it.


45 posted on 05/30/2006 7:11:56 AM PDT by Peach (If you can't stand behind our military, stand in front of them.)
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