[OldDeckHand]

"Allied forces bombed over 1,500 French towns in WWII, killing over 67,000 French civilians between Jan 1940 and May 1945. Not one U.S. airman faced charges in those deaths."

Apples, meet oranges. We aren't talking about collateral damage casualties. We're talking about the intentional targeting and murdering of individual civilians.

During WWII, over 130 US service members were tried, convicted and HANGED UNTIL DEATH for capital crimes against civilians, including rape and MURDER. It happened.

[dfwgator]

During WWII, over 130 US service members were tried, convicted and HANGED UNTIL DEATH for capital crimes against civilians

I guess some of them got a reprieve. ;)

[montag813]

Apples, meet oranges. We aren't talking about collateral damage casualties. We're talking about the intentional targeting and murdering of individual civilians.

That has not been proven. And the Pentagon has targed our fighting men in error too many times over the past 18 months alone.

[Gene Eric]

>> We aren’t talking about collateral damage casualties.

Yeah, since nobody expected such things. /s

Still not an excuse for unauthorized killing.

[Red in Blue PA]

HANGED UNTIL DEATH

Is there another way to hang people?

Just asking.

[LeonardFMason]

“Apples, meet oranges. We aren’t talking about collateral damage casualties. We’re talking about the intentional targeting and murdering of individual civilians.”

Did we “intentionally target” civilians when we firebombed Tokyo and dropped two Atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? When we bombed German cities were they full of soldiers or civilians? It was WAR and we did some awful things to win it.

We don’t know all the facts about this incident. Until we do what is the sense in discussing it

[Postman]

I guess we’ve all forgotten Haditha?