US soldier kills Afghan civilians in Kandahar

[AFBlue]

didn't I just post it?

my response is better than yours: "our soldiers will get the proper punishment they deserve from the american military court"

It's not better, it's wrong. Your original statement that the gentleman would receive a dishonorable discharge and still receive his benefits is just factually inaccurate.

As for your second strategy of attack...it's not better, it's your opinion. The process of trying a military member by a jury of their peers is nothing new. And the fact that you think the military would collectively try to "protect one of its own" shows just how blindly jaded you are. If anything, I think the jury would want to be more severe in its punishment to show the world that this violation of the Geneva Convention and standing RoE will not be tolerated.

[Drachen]

It's not better, it's wrong. Your original statement that the gentleman would receive a dishonorable discharge and still receive his benefits is just factually inaccurate.

As for your second strategy of attack...it's not better, it's your opinion. The process of trying a military member by a jury of their peers is nothing new. And the fact that you think the military would collectively try to "protect one of its own" shows just how blindly jaded you are. If anything, I think the jury would want to be more severe in its punishment to show the world that this violation of the Geneva Convention and standing RoE will not be tolerated.

You don't even have to go that far to find out why they might be more severe. I would think that there are a ton of guys (americans) over there who would want to lock him up tight forever because he just made their jobs harder and significantly more dangerous at a time when tempers are already flaring.

[spursncowboys]

I am a little confused, was this post a preemptive strike? Has someone posted that this is indicative of all of our soldiers over there? If so, then I also disagree. In fact, I would like to say that I am amazed at the discipline that the soldiers display in general despite all that they are dealing with over there. However you got real defensive really quickly and introduced an aspect to the conversation which would likely not otherwise have been introduced.

with re s in this forum i disagree with your crystal ball reading. also i am confused as to what the confusing problem is with adding a new idea.

[Drachen]

with re s in this forum i disagree with your crystal ball reading. also i am confused as to what the confusing problem is with adding a new idea.

Because you are adding something new specifically to get defensive about it.

Perhaps the spirit behind you preemptive effort was right.

[spursncowboys]

perhaps