The Army forced me to learn how to investigate.
I had to learn the hard way which consisted mostly of standing in front of the Squadron Commander’s desk with my heels locked while he administered a good old fashioned ass chewing if I messed up.
I had to learn about terms like duty and proximate cause and rational man and negligence and many other terms that are usually reserved for courtrooms.
I had to learn how to formally use reason and logic.
I look at this assassination attempt using what The Army painfully taught me.
This is serious business.
Attempted murder.
What is the unbroken chain of events that led to this incident?
Was there negligence?
Whose duty was it to provide security?
A good place to start is to assume “inside job” and see if there is any evidence that it is not the case.
The burden of proof should be on those who claim the SS was incompetent and not complicit.
The Army forced me to learn how to investigate.
As an Air Force First Sergeant I had to learn to separate opinion from evidence. Sometimes, the hardest part is to put aside your attitudes and feelings and stick with what is clear, concrete and truthful.