Monday, March 21, 2005
Murder in Iraq?
Now, if this don't take the cake! We have a US Marine being accused of murder for doing what the government is paying him to do...kill terrorists! I don't know all the circumstances surrounding the alleged "crime," but I do know that we are going to swiftly reach the point where an all voluntary military will be a thing of the past.
Who wants to face both death and a lawyer around every corner? What brave young hero would want to go over there to face the enemy only to come over here and face a court martial?
For sure, we don't want our foot-soldiers just arbitrarily lining captured enemy combatants up against a wall and blowing their brains out. Still, we don't want them to hesitate one second to pull the trigger when that second can cost both their lives and the lives of their companions.
Who wants to face both death and a lawyer around every corner? What brave young hero would want to go over there to face the enemy only to come over here and face a court martial?
For sure, we don't want our foot-soldiers just arbitrarily lining captured enemy combatants up against a wall and blowing their brains out. Still, we don't want them to hesitate one second to pull the trigger when that second can cost both their lives and the lives of their companions.
We're there to win. Some will die. We just want most of the dying to be on the side of the enemy.
Labels: Iraq, murder, terrorists
