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2012-08-30 Afghanistan

U.S. Military Disciplines Soldiers Who Urinated On Taliban, Burned Qurans

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Posted by Besoeker 2012-08-30 07:49|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Vice-versa would have driven the point home better.

Posted by borgboy 2012-08-30 13:51|| 2012-08-30 13:51|| Front Page Top

#2 Soldiers can also decline Article 15, non-judicial punishment, and request a courts martial, and decline anyone one of those up to a General Courts Martial [severe penalties increase with each escalation].

but could lose their jobs in the military or get denied promotions.

I don't think they're too concerned about that at this point. I suspect the command chain's PC approach to fighting a war has soured them about wanting to be around people who don't give a crap about their lives and the lives of their squadies to make nice-nice with people out to kill them while playing the double cross game with the State Dept and Administration types.

Posted by Procopius2k 2012-08-30 13:55|| 2012-08-30 13:55|| Front Page Top

#3 It's a load of shit. All of it. Promote them.

Posted by newc 2012-08-30 15:08|| 2012-08-30 15:08|| Front Page Top

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