[seekthetruth]

I have always believed lst Lt Michael Behenna took the fall for a failure in leadership decision resulting in the "catch and release" of Ali Mansur. After all, Ali was the head of a huge Sunni tribe in Iraq and and with his brother sitting in court for Lt Behenna's hearing, at the expense of we the taxpayers, we couldn't have Ali's brother going back to Iraq with news that this Brave American Soldier was exonerated!!! No, we couldn't have that because the Mansur tribe wouldn't be happy so we threw Lt Behenna under the bus TO APPEASE THE ENEMY! The leadership that gave orders to return Ali to his tribe are out living their life right now and Lt Behenna is sitting in Leavenworth serving a 15 year sentence.

Now we have another Brave Hero Sgt lst Class Walter Taylor. The link above gives the details on his hearing this past week. I believe Sgt lst Class Walter Taylor is another victim of a failure in leadership:

http://www.stripes.com/news/us/four-seconds-in-afghanistan-was-it-combat-or-a-crime-1.180005

[EEGator]

Gotta love how higher ranking officers have our troops back.
F**king A**holes!

[seekthetruth]

FLORIDA FREEPER PING HERE.

This brave hero is one of our own here in Florida. Please share this thread with all on your email lists!

We must help Sgt lst Class Walter Taylor! He is now becoming ANOTHER victim of our Military Justice system!

[Repeal The 17th]

I could relate a long detailed story re my nephew
while he was in ‘the stan’, but I won’t do it here
leave it to say that the higher ups are stuck with
complying with politically defined rules of engagement
that they don’t necessarily agree with but have to follow

[toldyou]

Read some of the comments, too:

http://teapartyorg.ning.com/forum/topics/four-seconds-in-afghanistan-was-it-combat-or-a-crime?commentId=4301673%3AComment%3A768530&xg_source=activity

[rlmorel]

Good God. This is war, it was a firefight, it was apparently a mistake.

This burns my ass.

[familyop]

"...an Afghan civilian who drove with her family into the middle of a firefight and abruptly exited the car as soldiers neared."

Young men, don't enlist, until they stop trying to use you as civilian police against enemy guerrillas while keeping you under the command of homos and feminists.

[publius911]

I wouldn't serve under those rules of engagement.
the leadership hasn'r figured out that civilians and killers can't be distinguished from each other.There are only three solutions to the conundrum. Die, while the brass frets on the solution.
Get the hell out.
Or shoot all potential threats on sight. Face coverings and balaklavas are a dead giveaway (pun intended.)