I doubt that freepers think it wouldn't be a big deal, per se. But rather, mistakes happen in war. Men who are being shot at and watching their buddies get killed sometimes over-react.
My husband has been sick and we spent two days watcing old war (mostly WWII) movies on television. There are numerous incidents of over-reacting in every war ever fought. This war has had fewer of those incidents than any other in the history of warfare.
Even if these men over-reacted, I'll be pleased to see them taken off the battlefield, but do I want them to pay for a mistake for the rest of their lives? Absolutely not.
Murderers in this country receive more of the benefit of a doubt than these Marines are getting and I'm sick of it.
Sorry, Peach -- I'm with you 99% of the time, but that comment is just plain disgusting. IF ... if ... it turns out that Marines were responsible for gunning these folks down, it would be murder, not mere "over-reacting." Murderers deserve to be put away forever.