Why shouldn't Bales be tried in Afghanistan?

[OohPooPahDoo]

Why shouldn't Bales be tried in Afghanistan?

 

[uscitizen]

Why? Because we got them to sign a paper a couple of years after we invaded them.

 

[California Girl]

I didn't realize that we make public policy by referendum now. Is that a new initiative by Obama so he doesn't have to take responsibility for any policy decisions now?

What a dumbass thread.

You should have included another option.... TSDV... Too stupid, didn't vote.

 

[GoneBezerk]

Afghanistan is a backwards country for starters.

Also, he is an American soldier that requires protection under the UCMJ. The mental evaluation will determine if he has any mitigating factors for this terrible event.

He should be in a mental ward if insane or spend life in prison if not insane. The Afghans have no say in this trial because we are the ones that sent him over there and are the ones that will punish him with civilized laws and proceedings.

Afghanistan doesn't understand the word law and civilized.

 

[Clementine]

Afghanistan is a backwards country for starters.

Also, he is an American soldier that requires protection under the UCMJ. The mental evaluation will determine if he has any mitigating factors for this terrible event.

He should be in a mental ward if insane or spend life in prison if not insane. The Afghans have no say in this trial because we are the ones that sent him over there and are the ones that will punish him with civilized laws and proceedings.

Afghanistan doesn't understand the word law and civilized.

Thank you for thoughtful and reasonable response. I am still just amazed that some of the same people (like Holder's law firm) who rushed to the aid of foreign national terrorist suspects and insisted that they be given civilian trials in the U.S. are now wanting to throw a U.S. citizen to the wolves and see him hanged in the town square by the Afghanistan people.

 

[Peach]

Afghanistan is a backwards country for starters.

Also, he is an American soldier that requires protection under the UCMJ. The mental evaluation will determine if he has any mitigating factors for this terrible event.

He should be in a mental ward if insane or spend life in prison if not insane. The Afghans have no say in this trial because we are the ones that sent him over there and are the ones that will punish him with civilized laws and proceedings.

UCMJ.

 

[GoneBezerk]

The US military and US as a whole would lose credibility with every US military person serving and will serve if he was handed over to those lawless goons.

Who would volunteer to serve in the military if your country would abandon you over an incident overseas? Terrorists killed people in Iraq and blamed it on our troops. So what if hysteria took charge and 1-2 troops were fingered for acts done by terrorists and handed over to the locals? They would be dead within hours.

The Taliban place bombs in toys to kill children but then have the audacity to claim they are appalled at this terrible "random" event. They do it on purpose, we don't and we don't support it either.

The troops fight hard in war because they feel their country will back them even when mistakes are made in battle. If they don't trust this country then they will not fight and they will leave the military in mass.

Afghanistan is a backwards country for starters.

Also, he is an American soldier that requires protection under the UCMJ. The mental evaluation will determine if he has any mitigating factors for this terrible event.

He should be in a mental ward if insane or spend life in prison if not insane. The Afghans have no say in this trial because we are the ones that sent him over there and are the ones that will punish him with civilized laws and proceedings.

Afghanistan doesn't understand the word law and civilized.

Thank you for thoughtful and reasonable response. I am still just amazed that some of the same people (like Holder's law firm) who rushed to the aid of foreign national terrorist suspects and insisted that they be given civilian trials in the U.S. are now wanting to throw a U.S. citizen to the wolves and see him hanged in the town square by the Afghanistan people.

 

[saveliberty]

Afghanistan is a backwards country for starters.

Also, he is an American soldier that requires protection under the UCMJ. The mental evaluation will determine if he has any mitigating factors for this terrible event.

He should be in a mental ward if insane or spend life in prison if not insane. The Afghans have no say in this trial because we are the ones that sent him over there and are the ones that will punish him with civilized laws and proceedings.

Afghanistan doesn't understand the word law and civilized.

But we did civilize them. That is the whole reason we can start a withdrawl now.

 

[bripat9643]

Why shouldn't Bales be tried in Afghanistan?

Becuase the Afghans are a pack of bloodthirsty animals.

That should be obvious to anyone who isn't a complete drone.

 

[JoeB131]

I didn't realize that we make public policy by referendum now. Is that a new initiative by Obama so he doesn't have to take responsibility for any policy decisions now?

What a dumbass thread.

You should have included another option.... TSDV... Too stupid, didn't vote.

Nice dodge.

Why not just answer the question?

My own take. Because we know that Afghanistan has not yet developed a system of criminal justice that we can count on to give Sgt. Bales his day in court.

We have no problem turning over our servicemen to countries that have a developed system of justice. For instance, the two Marines who raped the child on Okinowa in 1995.

Bales best hope for acquittal is to declare insanity. But legally, he took efforts that show premeditation, which nullifies that defense.

 

[JoeB131]

Why shouldn't Bales be tried in Afghanistan?

Becuase the Afghans are a pack of bloodthirsty animals.

That should be obvious to anyone who isn't a complete drone.

Okay, but it was our guy who went into a village in the middle of the night and killed children in their sleep.

We're all animals, some of us more bloodthirsty than others.

I find it amusing that someone who sits in a comfortable place in front of a computer can really think he can judge folks who've been at war for 35 years because other powers keep throwing gasoline onto the fire. The Afghans are what the rest of the world has made them. Us, the Soviets, Al Qaeda, Pakistan.

 

[Publius1787]

Why? Because we got them to sign a paper a couple of years after we invaded them.

You would suggest we dont have a SOFA after we invaded?

 

[Salt Jones]

He should be tried here, if convicted executed here and his SGLI should go to the elderly couple he swindled.

 

[daveman]

Why shouldn't Bales be tried in Afghanistan?

Because the Afghans don't want justice -- they want revenge.

 

[Salt Jones]

Why shouldn't Bales be tried in Afghanistan?

Because the Afghans don't want justice -- they want revenge.

Ah, they're following the "Bush Doctrine".

"You tried to kill my daddy!!!"

 

[daveman]

Why shouldn't Bales be tried in Afghanistan?

Because the Afghans don't want justice -- they want revenge.

Ah, they're following the "Bush Doctrine".

"You tried to kill my daddy!!!"

Go be stupid somewhere else.

Is there a black Stormfront for retards like you?

 

[Salt Jones]

Because the Afghans don't want justice -- they want revenge.

Ah, they're following the "Bush Doctrine".

"You tried to kill my daddy!!!"

Go be stupid somewhere else.

Is there a black Stormfront for retards like you?

Yeah, it's called the White House and the Attorney General's office.

 

[daveman]

Ah, they're following the "Bush Doctrine".

"You tried to kill my daddy!!!"

Go be stupid somewhere else.

Is there a black Stormfront for retards like you?

Yeah, it's called the White House and the Attorney General's office.

At least you admit that Obama and Holder are racist dumbfucks too.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Why shouldn't Bales be tried in Afghanistan?

Because he is subject to the UCMJ, not your imaginary rules.

 

[Zander]

All members of the US Armed Forces are subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. End of conversation.