Hmmm. The underlying message here is, don’t “detain”, kill. At least, that’s the message a lot of soldiers and Marines will get, especially those soldiers and Marines who have had buddies killed or maimed.
You are exactly right.
I continue to believe that the most ethical act for any American soldier is to bring himself and his troops home alive. Families are counting on them.
Stupid policies should not be an ethical barrier because stupid policies are NOT ethical.
“The underlying message here is, don’t “detain”, kill. At least, that’s the message a lot of soldiers and Marines will get,”
Problem is the lawyers review each and every kill that the marines make.
IMO we need more marines and fewer lawyers.