1 posted on
09/19/2008 2:43:04 PM PDT by
xzins
To: RedRover; Girlene; Lancey Howard; brityank; jazusamo; lilycicero; smoothsailing; 4woodenboats; ...
According to information that came out during the trial, the units patrol was fired upon, and the soldiers detained two Iraqi men who were seen running away from a place where weapons were found. Two more Iraqi men were later detained.
I bet money these troops believed these insurgents would be released....just like in the Behenna case. They thought they were preventing future dead Americans.
2 posted on
09/19/2008 2:45:01 PM PDT by
xzins
(Retired Army Chaplain Opposing -> ZerObama: zero executive, military, or international experience)
To: xzins
“I said I was cool with it. ... I understood at the time that taking care of them would mean that they would end up dead. I didnt care,” he testified.”
Its callous and idiotic mindsets like that which ensure we win the war but lose the peace. One wonders how many terrorists have been spawned due to his psychopathy.
8 posted on
09/19/2008 4:45:17 PM PDT by
KantianBurke
(President Bush, why did you abandon Specialist Ahmed Qusai al-Taei?)
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