Obama: Killing Afghans as serious as killing Americans

msnbc ^ | 3/13/2012 | staff

[tobyhill]

President Obama on Tuesday said he viewed the killing of 16 Afghan civilians by a U.S. soldier as seriously as if those killed had been Americans.

"The U.S. takes this as seriously as if it were our own citizens and our own children who were murdered," Obama said at the White House.

Obama said he was directing the Pentagon to do a very thorough investigation of the weekend killings. He said the inquiry would "follow the facts" wherever they lead, and that anyone found responsible would be prosecuted fully. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has said the death penalty is possible if the soldier is convicted.

[null and void]

IOW, he wouldn’t mind killing Americans either.

[Sacajaweau]

I'm so disgusted. Obviously, the soldier lost it. The soldiers around him must be furious at our CIC.

God help America.

[dfwgator]

Not based on how they’ve handled the Fort Hood Killer vs the Afghanistan killer....Obama doesn’t give a sh-t about killing Americans.

[G Larry]

No, Mr. jerkwad, it is NOT!

The soldier's motivation was likely the answered assassination of Americans by Afghans.

[kreitzer]

Shouldn’t it be chalked up as another case of workplace violence? That’s how they classified Nidal Hassan when the terrorist killed his own fellow troops isn’t it? This fraud of a president is Satan, the church lady was right.

[G Larry]

The soldier’s motivation was likely the UNanswered assassination of Americans by Afghans.

[Iron head mike]

He would have us believe that he values Americans lives. We know the truth. JMO, should give the soldier involved a medal.

[Truth29]

Really? Coulda fooled me. Obama’s ROEs are getting Americans killed and Obama’s constant appeasement vs. an approach of sure and certain death if you attack Americans will lose us the war.

[Steve Newton]

Nice of them to wait for a trial and a docs report of the TBI

[tobyhill]

Obama has just equated the 911 hijackers killing of innocent US Citizens to our troops in Afghanistan.

[silverleaf]

So the shooter will get the same kid glove treatment as major allu akbar hassan for this unfortunate incident of workplace violence

[silverleaf]

So the shooter will get the same kid glove treatment as major allu akbar hassan for this unfortunate incident of workplace violence

[kabar]

Panetta has said the death penalty is possible if the soldier is convicted.

Command influence. What about the six American military personnel killed by the Afghans in retaliation for the accidental burning of the Koran? Should we demand the death penalty for them?

A recent amendment to the Uniform Code of Military Justice offers a new alternative to the death penalty. For crimes that occurred on or after November 17, 1997, a sentence of life without the possibility of parole is now possible. Prior to this legislation, those servicemembers serving a life sentence would be eligible for parole after serving 10 years.

[umgud]

I don’t condone these killings, but I also realize that no matter what you do for or to a muslim, at the end of the day, you are still the infidel and they will still hate you............ not true of Americans.

[null and void]

Point taken.

[pierrem15]

Bingo. How many Americans have been killed in the past month? 90? 100?

How many died because of bull--- ROE that cost American lives?

How many died because we aren't providing adequate air cover so Commandante Zero can save money to buy Sandra Fluke birth control pills?

The sooner that worthless, commie POS is out of office, the better.

[dainbramaged]

We know the truth. JMO, should give the soldier involved a medal.
Damn right - nits grow into lice.

[KMG365]

Can't help but notice how the media will do back bends to insert the word “alleged” when discussing the perpetrators of other crimes.

In this story, alleged is noticeably absent.

[dps.inspect]

“If You Want to Make an Omelet, You Must Be Willing to Break a Few Eggs.” — Lenin & Obama Approved