What really bothers me about Hafitha, is that it seems to me the militarys' opinion is more politically expediant than the truth.
Sensitivity training and hanging our boys out to dry wont make anyone love us or even like us.
But it will encourage the enemy. Worst of all it will induce doubt in our troops. Doubt in the command structure supporting them ( CIC included ) and doubt at pulling the trigger based on some "group hug" they had to sit through about diversity . Thats going to get some killed.
Our boys deserve better.
I certainly agree with that. It's just one of the many ways in which political correctness is a heinous thing.
I'm not convinced, however, that this is what's in play in the Hafitha situation. Based on the limited info we have thus far, that one smells bad. Yes, our troops absolutely deserve our gratitude, but we also must remember that wearing a U.S. military uniform does not automatically mean the wearer is a person of honor.
I'm not saying you do this, but there are many on here who automatically assume anything remotely negative about a U.S. military man or woman must be a lie. That's not a reality-based view. Reality is that people of poor or no character do make it into the military, just like they make it into many other facets of our society. A Marine who murders is still a murderer, and deserves the full punishment of the law.
We cannot yet know how Hafitha will shake out, but at this point it really smells and I'll be surprised if it turns out well.
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Agree 100%.
Good post. Thanks.