As someone who has served in a war, I find the hypocrisy so thick you could cut it with a knife. The idea that we are "desecrating" the bodies of these animals who have killed innocent men, women and children, filmed the decapitation of prisoners, many of them non-combatants, and oppressed women is ludicrous. Desecration is the act of depriving something of its sacred character, or the disrespectful or contemptuous treatment of that which is held to be sacred or holy by a group or individual. Why is urinating on a savage enemy desceration?
This is the same sort of liberal reasoning that led us to give OBL a Muslim funeral including bathing the body, wrapping it a clean sheet, and saying Muslim prayers before dumping it into the sea. All that was lacking was a 21 gun salute. This doesn't enhance our country's image. It makes us look weak and encourages the enemy.
These men should be given non-judicial punishment, especially the idiot who recorded it and leaked it. The piling on by Hillary and Panetta is inappropriate command influence. If anyone thinks that we have ever played by the Marquis of Queensbury rules when it comes to kill or be killed has never been in combat, especially against a fanatical enemy. The idea that we must treat the bodies of these bastards with respect is laughable and sad at the same time.
We’re supposed to be better than this though kabar. We’re professionals...not hired thugs in some third world hell hole.
We can fight and defeat them without resorting to their tactics.
Hence the reason I’m torn about the whole thing.
Right after 911 on cars everywhere was a cartoon sticker of someone peeing on Osama. These young Marines probably have seen this and when they got the opportunity (even though it was not Osama) They just did what LOTS of people had stuck on their cars.