How can our soldiers get their jobs done and improve life in Iraq if their actions are being second-guessed by authorities here? Specifically, I'm thinking of 2nd Lt. Ilario Pantano and any other soldier in the same situation. Lt. Pantano was working in the Sunni Triangle, th most dangerous place to be in Iraq. If he felt that he and his men were in danger, who am I to second-guess his decision to eventually use lethal force to defend himself? I'm not the one putting my butt on the line. Maybe the people responsible for his charges and those involved in his trial should think about that. Also, if we keep the hands of our troops tied, we'll never get the job done. We need to let our troops use the force deemed necessary to send a message to the insurgents/terrorists/bad-guys. Telling the military how to do its job only prolongs the war and creates more casualties. They know what needs to be done and how to do it, so we should all leave President Bush and our fine fighting forces do what they deem necessary. Stop charging our soldiers with murder! Death happens as a matter of course in war, and we are at war against terrorism. Stop giving enemy combatants rights they do not deserve. They are not fighting in a country's uniform, for a country, so the Geneva Convention doesn't apply to them. Finally, tell the UN, and certain members of the media, to go to hell!
And you didn't think there was a political bone in my body! FOOLED YOU!
And you didn't think there was a political bone in my body! FOOLED YOU!
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