[djsherin]

The administration let those 2 border agents rot in jail. The Haditha marines were hung in public opinion. I remember when the story first came out a well respected teacher of mine told the class how a bunch of Marines had “murdered” civilians in Haditha. And he wasn’t the kind of teacher to make wild accusations like that. I never heard a word from the administration. I don’t hear anything now. My pattern follows theirs. If you can show me evidence that Bush has made comments supporting (or saying that the military will work it out) the Haditha Marines or the sniper, I will gladly rescind my statement.

[jrooney]

As a former Marine myself I know it is not the responsibility of the administration to involve itself in the micromanaging of military legal affairs. The military has its own legal system know as the UCMJ, Uniform Code of Military Justice, that differs greatly from the civilian legal system and its sets of laws. In the military, like in the civilian world, there are liberals that prosecute events they think they are crimes when they are not. GW and his administration are not responsible for this Marines hearing and they should not comment on every event that occurs.

[xzins]

The president, as the commander in chief, is in the chain of command of every member of the military. Therefore, any comment on his part will prejudice a case.

His choices are:

1. Dismiss the charges

2. Keep silent and allow them to go forward.

In the case of Haditha, once the information was clear that the action that day was part of an engagement against the enemy, the president should have dismissed charges.

He should also do the same with the border agents.

[gunner03]

If you can show me evidence that Bush has made comments supporting (or saying that the military will work it out) the Haditha Marines or the sniper, I will gladly rescind my statement.

If he did, it would be command influence.