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No alan... The military tribunals are show trials, completely different thing. And completely unnecessary as well. As for Haditha, as well as for many other cases (as far back as My Lai) in wartime the Military Tribunal system has a history of scapegoating low ranking officers, noncoms, and privates in order to serve as a CYA instrument for the military. Looks like justice was served and no one got scapegoated. As for blaming it on the lower ranking people, well in my experience in the military if your subordinates mess up it goes on your record too. After that video of a Marine shooting on the head a tied wounded prisoner on the floor and seen no justice, I don't think I will trust the current military justice system. Might have to if the President ever gets the opportunity to use his new power to enact martial law. After that video of a Marine shooting on the head a tied wounded prisoner on the floor and seen no justice, I don't think I will trust the current military justice system.True. Ok, I'll bite. What video? Where have you been? A monastery? Yes a monastery. Now are you going to link the clip or not? But before you do, let me throw this little fact at you 6 million soldiers have gone through Iraq. How many of these crimes exist? Were you aware that they rate of crime in the Iraq theatre is far below that of what it is here in the US. Now I am sure you will say that it is all being covered up. That justice can not be served. I am here to tell you, as a veteran and someone who lives in a town that has both an Army and and Air Force base that soldiers are honorable people. These men and women operate in an environment that you can not imagine. They operate under the most mind numbingly idiotic ROE. They spend more time b... |
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