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The Haditha Marines-The Squad Leader-A Final Chapter (SSgt Wuterich-Master Thread)

DEFEND OUR MARINES

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Please ping the list, Jaz.

[bksanders]

Powerful, thank you for keeping us abreast.

"SSgt Wuterich did not choose to be in Haditha. He did not choose the location of the IED or where the Small Arms Fire came from.
The Iraqi families, likewise, did not ask for the Marines to be there that day either. But the Marines did not send themselves there.
They were sent by a nation that must take responsibility for the decisions it makes rather than expect that burden to be carried by the young men sent to fight its wars."

[jazusamo]

Thanks for posting, Smooth.

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Link to master thread: The Haditha Marines-The Squad Leader-A Final Chapter

[ConorMacNessa]

Given his attorneys’ narrative, why did he plead guilty? He’s getting screwed big time.

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Bump

[USMCPOP]

OK, Frank. So you weren’t a super hero and didn’t keep your guys in line as well as the brass expected. Mea Culpa. By and large you brought your guys back alive. That speaks to me. Stop by the house anytime. You are always welcome. I’m not hard to find. Bring your daughters. Good people are hard to find these days.

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Defense attorneys Haytham Faraj (R) speaks at a news conference with Neal Puckett and Major Meredith Marshall (L) after U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich (not pictured) left the courtroom at Camp Pendleton January 24, 2012. Wuterich, accused of leading a 2005 massacre of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, was spared jail time on Tuesday for his role in the killings that brought international condemnation of American troops. Wuterich, 31, was sentenced instead to a demotion to the rank of private, the lowest rank in the service, a day after he pleaded guilty to a single count of dereliction of duty. REUTERS/Alex Gallardo

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