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Originally posted by AggieSigmaNu361
i hardly see this as a slap on the wrist.
What did you want? for this guy to be hung? He made a mistake, war is hell and accidents happen.
Were the Canadians drafted? or did they volunteer? In today's American volunteer military you understand that in wartime there is always a chance you could be a casualty. I don't know how the canadian army works.
Irregardless, by going to court-martial, there is a chance he will be more severely reprimanded than with the non-judicial punishment. He can be confined up to 6 months and he risks being discharged from the Air Force with a probabilty of forfeiture of his military benefits.
While that won't bring back the soldiers that were inadvertadly killed, it could ruin this man's life.
As far as the international crimes court, i NEVER want to see us involved. That puts the lives and well-being of US servicemen and women in the hands of people who don't have their best interests at heart. The same reason i oppose the continued US involvement in the UN. As far as i'm concerned, tell em to pack their bags and get the hell out of NYC.
Kitso
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Yes the Canadians did volunteer, we have been a volunteer force since Canada was founded (136 years); we have never sent drafted troops into combat.
As for ruining his life... TS he killed 4 men and injured 9 others (3 of which are now need wheelchairs). He ruined or ended the lives of 13 men, and he refuses to acknowledge that he made a mistake.
As for your views on the ICC, they are very norrow-minded. You expect other countries to be held accountable to what you percieve as the "law" (i assume), yet they US shouldn't be held to the same standard that they promote?