For the past six years, military relations between the United States and Afghanistan have been governed by a two-page ‘diplomatic note’ giving U.S. forces virtual carte blanche to conduct operations as they see fit.
Although President Bush pledged in a 2005 declaration signed with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to ‘develop appropriate arrangements and agreements’ formally spelling out the terms of the U.S. troop presence and other bilateral ties, no such agreements were drawn up.
no matter WHAT status of forces agreement exists,,or doesn’t,,, it would be an outrage for our government to place a soldier on trial. Especially at their demand.
The fact that they feel like making such a public demand PROVES that our attack was not violent enough. It did not break their hearts until they lost the will to resist.
We should have attacked everything dear to them. Yes,,they have such things.