“You took the p out of resect.” - Good one. LOL!
Spunkets, whatever you want to call this, this is no way to treat our Marines. It would be one thing if they did this to try to discover some truth that hadn’t been uncovered yet. The longer this has gone on, I don’t believe the NCIS was trying to discover some “truth” about the events in Haditha that day. They appeared to just have been trying to force some “testimony” to fit their preconceived ideas. Our Marines do deserve more respect than insurgents/terrorists or whatever we’re calling the enemy this week. They are Americans.
What specifically is the treatment alleged? If the Col is complaining through his atty's, that he was yelled at and had things thrown at him, he is a disgrace.
The Corps alleges that the Col essentially failed to know what the hell went on. It was his duty to know what went on. The Col offered nothing, but excuses for his failure to know what went on. Now his atty's are whinning that he was yelled at and "had things thrown at him". NICS investigators and Jags aren't running this show the USMC was and still is.
"They appeared to just have been trying to force some “testimony” to fit their preconceived ideas."
Ridiculous.
"Our Marines do deserve more respect than insurgents/terrorists or whatever we’re calling the enemy this week. They are Americans."
Irrelevant. The matter involves the Marine Corp's and the DOD's demands that the commander's intent is carried out w/o violating the rules of engagment, or the Laws of War. The Corps expects it's battalion commanders to know what the hell's going on and stay on top of things. They expect that when reasonable evidence arises that a problem exists, that the situation be investigated and the matter documented to the fulleest extent. The Col failed to do that.