Love how the Leftist junk media demands we respect jury's and courts when they hand down crap decisions like the Libby verdict then whine when the system doesn’t validate their partisan political dogmas.
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Yet even in war, there need to be rules, or else slaughters will take place. I've been disturbed at the degree to which average Americans have jumped to the defense of those who may have committed evil acts and have attacked those who reported on the incidents. The conservative NewsMax Web site has started a legal defense fund for the "Marine Heroes of Haditha."
The basic argument I hear: These troops are in a tough and potentially deadly situation, so it's not fair to second-guess their decisions. The first part of that argument is undoubtedly true, but the Marines facing charges are not accused of accidentally killing people whom they thought to be enemy combatants. They are accused of murder or face charges related to a cover-up. They might ultimately be cleared of the charges, but it's odd to hear normal people argue that Marines should not face criminal charges for anything done during the heat of war.