Posted by steve706 on March 18, 2012 at 09:36:34 from (216.208.94.122):
In Reply to: OT-American Soldier posted by DH in Carolina on March 18, 2012 at 06:43:05:
Does the Geneva Convention not apply any more? In the the Canadian army we were taught that harming civilians was a crime, cut and dry, no gray areas. On the Somalia mission troops from the Canadian Airborne regiment tortured and killed teenage kids who where stealing food and water. Those guy's are still behind bars and the regiment is gone. That was an over reaction but it was delt with openly. If someone carries out a crime while serving their country they should be held accountable plain and simple. If the guy is insane he should be delt with as an insane person would be and locked away in a hospital for his own safety as well as the public. As for turning him over to the afghan government, if the roles where reversed the shooter would end up in Gitmo not back in his home country, why is that? Fighting and winning a war with two sets of rules never leads to a clean victory. Every war that has taken place in the last hundred years has been different and war fighting will continue to evolve. I served overseas in the early 90's and freely admit that I am out of my league when it comes the situations these guys face every day. The only answers that will come will be from those fresh back. I do not envy them.
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