No matter WHAT - the marines look after their own

[Ozme52]

An interesting "experiment" to consider.

I think that if he'd been found to be suffering PTSD, the answer is NO. Instead hold him to the same standard that we hold those who have suffered a mental breakdown and incarcerate him in a mental health detention facility. But let's be sure it's not just the defense attourney's ploy.

Your last question is somewhat insulting as it presumes we feel the way we do because of where this took place. Sorry but I don't necessarily see anyone using the "ragheads deserve whatever they get" arguement and it is therefore provocative for you to imply it.

[thirteen]

Your last question is somewhat insulting as it presumes we feel the way we do because of where this took place. Sorry but I don't necessarily see anyone using the "ragheads deserve whatever they get" arguement and it is therefore provocative for you to imply it.

Isn't that one of the underlying assumptions though? When trying to survive in a hostile, alien landscape people may do things that we might not like, but we can accept due to the nature of their environment?

That said, is the question we are asking: "who do we hold accountable for this loss of life?" If so, I don't think the individual soldiers are the only people who should be judged.