Former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld defended himself and took no personal responsibility Wednesday for the military’s bungled response to Army Ranger Pat Tillman’s friendly-fire death in Afghanistan.
There are only two relevant facts in this matter.
1. Pat Tillman stood upright in a firefight, and screamed ‘Stop shooting, its Pat F’in Tillman!’ at which point he was shot by friendly fire.
2. The Chain of Command made a series of stupid decisions regarding Tillman’s death, and should be punished accordingly.
Rumsfeld had nothing to do with it.
We should ask Waxman if he is personally responsible for every law enforcement bungle in LA. Same diff.
Tillman literally RAN into the middle of a firefight.
Tragic and unfortunate.
Also a mistake for the higher ups to approve medals
that he did not deserve, no matter how compassionate it
may have seemed at the time.
I hope Rumsfeld will make the point that that this partisan ransacking of a dead man’s bones is disgraceful. Tilllman died an honorable man on a honorable field in the fog of battle. He met the fate that thousands have met before him in the violence and confusion of war. Now let him rest in peace honor his memory.