LOL - I also thing the grenade blow back excuse is lame.
They really think 7 Blackwater guards (4 of which were convicted and 1 plead guilty) were mowing down civilians without provocation and they disabled their own vehicle by firing grenades too close?
Not to mention it’s common knowledge that any bullet fired up still COMES BACK DOWN and can hit people.
Did they have any traffic cops testify about how regularly they do that?
Well, that’s their story and they’re sticking with it. (Gov’t that is)
I also worry about the judge involved in a thing like this. Is he a Dem appointee upset the war even took place? Does he understand combat dynamics?
There’s a whole lot of wiggle room here, and it basically boils down to which translation you’re willing to buy off on.
If a guy is putting himself in harms way for our nation, he’s going to get the benefit of the doubt from me. If proven to be a bad apple, I’m going to be aggressively against him too. I just want some rationality behind it either way.