O/T Help Defend a Marine

"It is my opinion that NOTHING should happen to this American Marine"

And it is my opinion that this is none of your business. The military has a procedure for investigating these kinds of cases. If you are so fired up about it I suggest you visit your local Marine recruting office and sign up.

Ted

In my opinion, I think the Marine should be commended for 'getting the job done', but cautioned about checking the whereabouts of those embedded journalists before taking action of this type. I also think they should turf the jerk who destributed the pictures to Al-Jazeera and elsewhere, out on his ass. Arthur

Horse patootie, Ted. This was national news, and so it's no longer a matter that should be left to the Marines. Your buddies in the media made sure it went that way by publicizing the hell out of it, making this poor SOB out to be this year's version of Lt. Calley at My Lai. As a result, everyone is entitled to have and express an opinion on the subject. Mine was expressed when I signed the petitition.

As to whether or not the OP should sign up for the Marines, here's a thought for you: since you and your liberal friends think that taxes should be higher, I think folks of your political persuasion should be the first to start sending more in voluntarily. Do you like it when this type of logic is applied to your own situation, Ted? I don't think you will.

--Geoff

Bullshit. Your taking your marching orders from Dr. Josef Goebbels again. "repeat a lie until it becomes "the truth."

Your ultra conservative crackpot friends have been repeating the "taxes higher" lie because you don't want to think.

As for the Marine in question, the US went in to restore the rule of law, not of might. At least that is what the current administration says. If the military cannot follow it's own laws regarding combat behavior and run this through the usual channels, they are no better than the dictator that was thrown out. Fortunately, for now at least, they know this. Too bad you don't.

Ted

Aw, gee, Ted, we're only a few posts in and you're already augering into the ground with a Nazi reference. How disappointing.

Lower my taxes. Lower everyone's. Eliminate the nanny government. Deficit problem over.

Got news for you, Ted: in wars people die and stuff gets broken. Get over it.

--Geoff