And what is the likelyhood that the this particular terrorist was doing what “the manual” told him to do and caused his own bloody lip? “The Manual” clearly tells them to immediately cry torture. And of course, the court system will take a known terrorist’s word over that of our elite military members.
According to some of my testosterone driven friends “If he were dead, it wouldn’t be an issue”. Just because these marines did the right thing, they are being punished for it.