Eating Our Own: U.S. Military Imprisons Warriors For Battlefield Errors -- Washington Times opinion
As President Obama took to the airwaves Tuesday evening to announce the end of the combat mission in Iraq, he paid tribute to the men and women who served there, were killed or wounded there, and to their families for the sacrifices they made. But there was one glaring omission: It is believed there are more young American soldiers serving prison time for having done their jobs in Iraq and Afghanistan than at any other time in our nation's history. In fact, there may be more than in all of World War II, Korea and Vietnam combined - 114 cases, according to the website of the United American Patriots, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping U.S. military hire and pay for civilian defense counsel.
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Update: Families calling for justice for soldiers, Marines -- Yahoo News/AP
My Comment: Different times, different wars .... the rules and punishment are different, especially in today's politically correct world. While I feel sympathetic to the plight of these soldiers, the U.S. military is a volunteer force, and no one who enters it must be ignorant of the consequences if the wrong decisions are made. Having said that, there should also be a recognition that the wars that are being fought in Iraq and Afghanistan are against an enemy that has no uniform, and fights with little (if any) regard to the Geneva convention and the usual rules and conventions of war.
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