Chew them up and spit them out
Why anyone would want to wage war on behalf of his or her country is beyond me. I’ve done it and certainly don’t look forward to any repeat performances. Military service is a Catch-22. They tell you you’re a hero and then treat you like a criminal. They tell you the martial profession is honorable and then treat you like scum.
Sergeant Jermaine Nelson is pending court martial at Camp Pendleton for murder. He could receive life imprisonment.
This is all over speculation, innuendo and testimony from events that happened in Fallujah more than four years ago. Let me ask you this. Why would anyone sign up for the Marines and volunteer for combat missions if they have a high chance of being charged with murder after the battle? I sure as hell wouldn’t. If someone has been shooting at me all day and killing those around me it is highly unlikely that they are going to survive close contact with me.
Yes, there are rules of engagements. Yes, prisoners should be treated humanely. But this is war. War cannot be won without warriors. If you treat your warrior class like your peasant class your chance of winning conflicts declines on a rapidly sliding scale. This should make every American in uniform ask him or herself who is going to get their back when they have bullets coming downrange at them? What sort of welcome are they going to receive when they get home? How many years later will it be when the same people who started the war they fought in come to arrest them for fighting in it?
Bureaucrats make the rules that soldiers live and die by. Bureaucrats judge how the rules were followed. I’d like to all hand to hand missions in America’s next war fought by bureaucrats. They’ve earned the honor.
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Hello author, from your front page I guess that you believe in small government, freedom and liberty. I am glad to know that another human being is appreciating being free. What is your thought on fiat money? What should replace it? What is your thought on the Fed?
Hi Hoa,
Yes, I believe in the smallest government possible to maintain basic order in a society. I'm not sure exactly how small that is but I do know what we have in the United States in 2009 is bloated. We are not the land of the free we claim to be. Fiat money won't be replaced until a major social upheaval occurs and I fear that will have to involve some type of revolution. What should replace fiat money? Anything that isn't faith based.
The fed is a behemoth that has too much power. It needs to be humbled.
I think any case where there is suspicion of wrongdoing should be examined. I also think the military should do a better job of treating its members as if they are innocent until proven guilty. That is my primary complaint. Anyone who is given the power to kill on behalf of a nation state or other government body should be watched very carefully and judged when necessary. However, when you put someone into combat you damn well better tread lightly if the thought of charging them with murder even crosses your mind. You're paying them to kill the enemy and in war sometimes everyone looks like the enemy. I don't think anyone who hasn't been in actual combat should ever sit in judgement of a man they sent to be in combat. Is that clear enough?