[sinkspur]

You seem to be unable to refrain from jumping on every single thread about this topic and cheering for the prosecution. I know- I'm not quoting you - I know you never said that.

Are the prosecutors US military, or are they a bunch of creeps who have it in for the guys in the trenches?

I'm sorry you'd rather everyone on these threads be cheerleaders, even for lawbreakers.

I look forward to lawbreakers, whether in military or out, being rooted out and punished.

People like Green make men like my son, ex-military who spent three years in Kosovo, very angry. It's hard not to catch a little of that from him.

[Saije]

I think this situation may well to turn out to be horrible as it sounds. The witnesses here don't seem to come from a suspect "human rights" group as in Haditha. Instead it looks like other soldiers came forward. And the Army had already gotten rid of the one person who's been arrested for "personality disorder" which sounds like code for out-of-control psycho. The four Iraqis who were terrorized here, the young woman raped and the whole family killed (per the reporting) deserve justice and I hope they get it. I'm fairly sure pretty much everyone wearing an American uniform in Iraq right now would agree.

[SE Mom]

People like Green make men like my son, ex-military who spent three years in Kosovo, very angry. It's hard not to catch a little of that from him.

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I know... and that is something I can agree on with you. I've heard the same from mine as well :)

I'm not in denial- I see there's a good chance this happened in some version of what we've heard. I want it not to be true. That doesn't mean I'm living in a fantasy land where anyone in uniform is automatically above reproach.

I hate this. For everyone.

I understand also- and appreciate there are people who are devil's advocate kinds of folks- and that's a good thing- keeps us all on our toes. I was just hoping you'd give it a rest :)