[DB]

The soldier's only real mistake was doing it on camera.

Let that be a lesson for the Pentagon.

[OwnershipSociety]

Plus he should have been aiming at the cameraman.

Hey, accidents happen!

[BellStar]

Let us circle the wagons back home around these marines.
Damn the media that is doing this in your letters to the editor.
Call the talk shows wright/fax (not email) your elected officials
and dear God do it now.

[Big Digger]

The soldier did what he had to do, was sent to do. the fault is with the camera and the cameraman...they shouldn't have been there.

[XJarhead]

Overall, the embeds have been a huge positive for the military. A few bad experiences, but a hell of a lot more photos about our guys that make them look good, and remind people back home about the quality of our troops.

Plus, its a huge bonus in terms of eliminating bogus rumors. With all the embeds out there, its difficult for anyone to accuse our guys of committing widespread atrocities because the "witnesses" are right there. And even after this story, a lot of embeds have spoken up to defend the way our troops generally behave.

This is one bad embed experience, but its more than outweighed not only by the positive experiences, but by the speculative negative stories that don't get printed.

[finnman69]

it would be a shame fo Kevin Sites got fragged in a firefight