[piasa]

Well, he's 20 now, and that's older than the usual US army recruits. I hate it when the press talks about him like he's a kid. But that makes his lawyer happy.

[Movemout]

I remember being 17 years old in the US Army and reading a newspaper story that referred to teenage killers being mass produced by the US Army for deployment to RVN. The press remains unchanged for the last thirty years.

[HardStarboard]

>>>Well, he's 20 now, and that's older than the usual US army recruits. I hate it when the press talks about him like he's a kid. <<<

Did you happen to see the Major in Spec. Forces interviewed on Fox this afternoon who, when asked what he would do with this "misguided, impressionable" kid, replied; (paraphrase) "I'd check with some American parents who have their kids of the same age fighting for the U.S. in Afgahanastan - I'd ask them if they think this guy neegs to get special consideration as a "kid" after he picked up a gun against his countrymen."

Ballpark that was it - you had to see it to get the force and honesty with which he spoke - best military comentator I have seen on any channel yet!