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| U.S. military imprisons warriors for battlefield errors |
| 2010-09-04 |
| More American soldiers are serving prison time for having done their jobs in Iraq and Afghanistan than at any other time in our nation's history. In fact, there may be more than in all of World War II, Korea and Vietnam combined - 114 cases, according to the website of the United American Patriots, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping U.S. military hire and pay for civilian defense counsel. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #7 Different times, different standards. After Normandy where the SS executed Canadian POWs, the Canadians didn't take too many SS prisoners. After Malmedy the Americans followed the same practice. Don't recall too many prosecutions for doing it. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-09-04 21:46 |
| #6 Are we fighting a war or are we spoofing and stoking egos with tender hooligan performances in cute U.S. uniforms? Hard to tell, but heres your sign: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126534225 And, oh yea, the DoD wonders why lots don't reenlist after one contract? |
| Posted by: Entertaining Prose 2010-09-04 20:33 |
| #5 Okay, let me get this straight. Soldiers in a warzone, getting shot at, trying to ID an enemy that often appears and dresses like the rest of the civilian population, including cross-dressing, is causing some accidental fire actions. As could as it sounds, isn't this collateral damage? I mean, it's a war zone where the target is extremely hard to identify and is not part of any national military and loves his booby-traps. And the soldiers, probably pretty strung out and not getting much relief, are accidentally shooting some people, in a war zone and getting accused of murder? Did I mention they are fighting in a war zone? As in a hostile environment where people are attempting to kill you, like a war zone? |
| Posted by: miscellaneous 2010-09-04 20:10 |
| #4 While I can understand a ROE to keep from making the civies too pissed from getting whacked, to stringent of an ROE with a very hostile AG and DOJ make it borderline treason. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2010-09-04 15:31 |
| #3 Keep this in mind when your conservative congress critter gets elected. Write them and ask for a legal review or prayer for judgement be done on these Soldiers behalf. The ROE goes against the right for self defense. |
| Posted by: newc 2010-09-04 11:48 |
| #2 Ex-zaaaactly! |
| Posted by: Entertaining Prose 2010-09-04 11:34 |
| #1 I don't recall of hearing much of this sort of thing in WW II or Korea. Seems like this started with Vietnam. Extremely tight ROE will lead to these kinds of problems. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-09-04 10:42 |