Gen Kearney is the commander who ordered MARSOC out of the theater. That’s who we’re talking about.
Your other comments remind me of Haditha. When news of the incident first broke, there were plenty of people in the military who said the Marines were guilty of murder.
On what basis? They had talked to people who talked to people who talked to people....Yeah, they deserved to hang. Everyone said so. And some of the loudest accusers had been in Haditha—though it turned out they didn’t actually see what happened.
But when it came to proving it, the evidence just wasn’t there.
Prejudging the MARSOC case, as you are, is absolutely hot air. NCIS agents (if that’s what you mean by “investigators”) are not trustworthy sources. And asserting that you have special knowledge just because you were on the same road is pretty funny.
If this goes to trial, we’ll see the actual evidence, if any exists. In the meantime, most people here believe our servicemen deserve the benefit of the doubt.
One fact you are ignoring - they claim to have been in an ambush 7 miles long. That claim is fantastic to anyone who knows the area. There is also physical evidence. There is simply no rational explanation for what they did that day.
As for Haditha, I always thought and still believe there was no basis for charges. My every instinct says to assume the soldiers/Marines/airmen acted properly. This is the one case where I cannot figure out an innocent explanation.