RetiredGySgt
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I doubt it since NUMEROUS Generals all backed his pardon.The soldier in question was DENIED the right to defend himself he claimed the prisoner tried to take his side arm and was shot in the scuffle, the Military refused to let him say that in court.Targeting and murdering unarmed civilians has nothing to do with PC.So much better when Clinton was getting paid to pardon criminals right? In this case the men were convicted not because what they did was so bad but because it wasn't PC.
Trump pardons former US soldier convicted of killing Iraqi prisoner
You want to do that job? Watching your closest comrades get bombed over and over again by folks who HIDE amongst civilians to build and lay and detonate the bombs??
They are not fighting a uniformed military... Just because they hide as civilians doesn't mean they are not combatants....
The U.S. follows the rules of engagement. This was an issue that General McChrystal dealt with before Obama relieved him of his duties. You can't shoot unarmed people who are no immediate threat to you. It's tough sometimes obviously when you are dealing with basically urban warfare, but that's the rules.
I bet there was a really good reason for that. How often does a military court not allow the defendant to testify on his own behalf?