[paul in cape]

For that matter, where are the whiney Democrats who were all over the networks about Bitmo prisoners.

I'll check back later.

[TomGuy]

Charlie Gibson on GMA just said "he was executed by the enemy."

[Thane_Banquo]

I say we return the favor 300 times over down in Gitmo.

[ex-Texan]

The Afghan fighters are all terrorists. When they executed a U.S. soldier they proved it conclusively. More and more word will be spreading about Taliban and al Qaida terrorists executing our soldier .....

[Piquaboy]

It will be spread all over the media "Tomorrow". Sort of like those signs I see that say "Free Beer Tomorrow".

[Brookhaven]

then a Prisoner Of War

You can't have your cake and eat it too.

We refuse to call the people we capture "prisoners of war" because it would qualify them for a specific type of treatment under the geneava (sp?) convention. Can we demand our guys be classified as POWs when we don't extend the same thing to the people we capture?

The taliban probably wouldn't recognize any type of civilized rules when it comes to the treatment of prisoners (much as the Japanease didn't in WWII), but we undercut our claims that our guys should be treated as POWs when we don't treat the people we capture as POWs (I know we treat the people we capture fairly well, but we are not extending them all of the protections and benefits a POW would get under the Geneva convention, that's why we're not calling them POWs.)

[PBRSTREETGANG]

I'm listening for the outrage from our "friends" in Europe.

(Sound of pin dropping.)

[InvisibleChurch]

just heard on Fox that the military watched the execution live via a feed from a predator drone. was said that there was nothing that could be done, that it was done quickly

[Tricorn]

Where's the friggin RED CROSS investigating the treatment of OUR boys???? Did our guy have his religious desires catered to? Did he have an opportunity to go on a hunger strike to impress the hand-wringing liberal media?

[wafflehouse]

bump!

[FrdmLvr]

Thank you for bringing this issue up. That was my reaction, this young man was a prisoner of war. Where are all the self-rightous, hate-America-firsters now? What about the mistreatment of this POW? This is a legitimate concern, yet will we hear the outrage?

[oldvike]

Wonder what all the Euro-trash (accept for Tony Blair, he's okay) will have to say about this?

[fightu4it]

A tough decision to make. Chopper comes under heavy fire threatening the chopper and everyone on board. One man already out or may have fallen out. You make the call! I happen to think the pilot made the right decision.

As for the execution of the soldier, I doubt that they would have been kind enough to shoot him right away.

[Silvermont]

Why the helo and crew did not attempt a rescue....the moment they realized a crew menber fell out of the chopper ?????... It just seems to me...and I'm not trying to start some s$$t. ......but I cannot just see the chopper flying away and leaving one of it's men on the ground ??????

[PISANO]

If you are looking for OUTRAGE at the execution of the Seal don't hold your breath. Now if you want to hear real outrage wait until the GITMO freaks start complaining that the towels they wear for Turbins are not cleaned properly.

[depenzz]

Just found out about an hour ago that the Seal killed on the ground was the brother in law to a friend of mine. Its sad and it kind of brings the war a little closer even though I didn't know him.

[Lazamataz]

It seems to me that the soldier who fell out of the copter was captured by the enemy was then a Prisoner Of War. Therefore, he was not killed in combat, but executed as a prisoner. I've checked the newswires, and have yet to see the press release from Ramsey Clark about the mistreatment of prisoners.

It's different. See, if you are Ramsey Clark or any of the other nitwit leftist creeps, its okay to kill an American prisoner by shooting him in the head. That's entirely better than depriving an Al Qaeda of a GOOD toasting of his Frosted Strawberry Pop Tart -- why, that is BARBARISM!!!

[BlessedBeGod]

It seems to me that the soldier who fell out of the copter was captured by the enemy was then a Prisoner Of War.

Yes, you are correct.

[BlessedBeGod]

Therefore, he was not killed in combat, but executed as a prisoner.

The video of what actually happened, taken by one of the predators, should be shown to all of our so-called allies. Then maybe they'll "get" it.

[Junior]

T'weren't no soldier. T'was a SEAL. Big difference there, bubba.

[PatrioticAmerican]

"Prisoner Of War"

What war? We have not declared war. We are hunting terorists until further notice. Kinda like world cops. While I believe we should be over there kicking some butt, I also believe we should be doing it under a declaration of war. Until then, that soldier is not a POW, but a Peace Officer in custody of our enemy.