Didn't we expect a hit piece - CBS? That's a given. Am I the only one out here that thinks Frank did an excellent job?
Okay, Scott Pelley was dramatic with the Oh, Frank, you can't mean that? ; then his voice trembling when he read off ages or names of children killed in one of the houses.
But - the message got out. Frank was doing what he thought was his job defending his guys. He stood behind his guys, saying they did what they were supposed to do.
Pelley brought up some good points when he featured Justin Sharratt in Fallujah. Those that hesitated paid with their lives. Threw in a good (and famous) photo of the Marine being carried out of that hellhole with a bloodied leg, holding his firearm. He showed how an IED had been bured right in front of the Marines base in Haditha - IOW if they were that bold to do that in front of the Marine base, how bold would they be in their safe haven? Also, profiled the 6 Marine snipers that were ambushed in Haditha in August, with their videos shown later. The 14 Marines blown up 2 days later by Haditha terrorists, Aug. 3. I could go on.
It was not all bad! Frank was great!
In some places in the interview, Frank was too honest. He said he didn't see a threat from one of the houses. But we know that Mendoza, Salinas, and Tatum killed gunmen in the houses! Kallop saw a threat even if Frank didn't.