..........it would appear that this was one of our Commander in Chief’s very first notches on his gun handle!
There was a day when some officers on some Joint Chief’s of Staff’s would have put a stop to this!
I would like to see a million Americans all chip in a dollar and give it to him! And, it should become a plank in our new reshuffled pubbie party to pardon this man!
I think it was Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven who coined the phrase that “well, he needed killing”! This murdering pile of horse dung did.
I know somebody will jump me for saying that but these kids of ours who go in harms way should Always be given the benefit of the doubt. Unless there is absolute bullet proof evidence against them, they should not be prosecuted.
On the contrary, the JAG’s should not! They should have to have crystal clear evidence or sit down and shut the hell up.
Before one of you ask or imply, I am not in favor of turning our troops loose with an un-restricted right to kill without fear of prosecution. That would reduce our military to the same low caliber of the Japs in WW II or the Nazis. I’m just saying that all these “maybe he did and maybe he didn’t and where’s the concrete evidence cases................should go away!”
I have taken a lot of what I understand about these people from the book by a young Winston Churchill. Churchill was only 23 years old as he fought with "The Malakand Field Force" in 1897. Churchill despaired of ever beating the Afghans. To quote Churchill.
Stone age savages with 19th century weapons.
What these desk bound military boffins seem to expect is as follows. That faced with the psychopathic merciless villains, that know no law, the soldier is expected to be a text book figure. A figure who has the compassion of a saint and martyr. Yes, of course no soldier should follow the actions of the dreaded SS of WW2. But this was a one time incident, not a regular tactic.
Excuse the ramble, but your suggestion for a fund has merit.