Court Martial and Death Penalty Sought in Iraq Murder Case

[starang21]

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15320226/?GT1=8618

[DeltAlum]

Wow. This will be interesting to watch.

A lot of people will claim a case of scapegoting (new word).

Talk about controversial.

[_Opi_]

It's not that controversial. If they are going found guilty, they will serve their time (prison or death). The killing innocent civilians by the army is not anything "new" or "controversial", IMHO. I hope justice is served.

[RACooper]

Originally Posted by DeltAlum

Wow. This will be interesting to watch.

A lot of people will claim a case of scapegoting (new word).

Talk about controversial.

I expect to see alot of "scapegoating" going around - after all thats what the accused in the Canadian Friendly Fire case, the Abu Gharib case, the Afghanistan NGO murder case, etc. have all done.... I guess it's a variation of the "it's not my fault, society's to blame" arguement.

Do I believe that the US Army is making an example of them? Without a shadow of a doubt. The US Army wants to so both the troops and the world, that the won't tolerate these criminal acts and gross breaches of military discipline... of course the new Army recruiting focus of "Army Strong" which focusing on strength of character might also play some role.

[RU OX Alum]

yeah, I don't think "army of one" was the effective. Yeah, it sounds cool, but who would join an army, any army, if they implied when I signed up that they would send me somewhere by myself?

(I get at max. two serious posts per day, and the other one was dark)

[AlexMack]

That article made me physically sick. I don't believe in the death penalty but I do want the soldiers prosecuted to the highest extent of the law.

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by centaur532

That article made me physically sick. I don't believe in the death penalty but I do want the soldiers prosecuted to the highest extent of the law.

While I beleive with someone who berates another GCer and Member in Her SIGNATURE, it is a double edged sword.

While the Iraqies are killing people willy nilly whether it be Troops who are trying to help, no, they kill innocent people.. So, who is / are the Animals there?


centaur532, amazing you feel this way after character assination in another posting thread.