Should This Soldier Be Charged ?

**lizbud** · 08-15-2007, 04:35 PM

That's sorta what I was thinking. I don't think the Iraqi chain of command
has anything to do with the jerk smoking & using his cell phone as they
were on guard duty.

he could have gotten them both killed.

**Lady's Human** · 08-15-2007, 04:42 PM

The Iraqi Army is still learning. It may be that his chain of command didn't issue the same orders as the US chain of command did. Using a cell phone while on guard duty is pure idiocy, however. (Personally I wouldn't even allow troops to HAVE cell phones in that situation.)

**RICHARD** · 08-15-2007, 05:02 PM

Three on a match?

Here's where I get antsy about the whole thing-when anyone makes a false report that makes me uneasy about the whole incident. I think that maybe a report/call to HQ/Security head should have been made.

The story about three ciggies lit on a match being bad luck supposedly started in WWI. That gave a sniper ample time to zero in on the match light and get a kill.

**Lady's Human** · 08-15-2007, 05:15 PM

The problem with smoking on sentry/guard duty is simple. A cig shows up at about 1/4 mile with second gen soviet night vision equipment. You just can't take the risk.

The "False official statement" charge is something that goes without saying in a military trial. You are investigated, and if the statements the Marine made in his report to investigators are judged untrue by the tribunal, it's just one more thing to add to the list of convictions. Unlike a civilian trial, a court martial almost NEVER has one simple charge involved.

**Edwina's Secretary** · 08-15-2007, 06:22 PM

The man who should be charged is the one who sent this kid and a whole bunch of other kids into a senseless war...based on lies....in a country and a culture we don't understand...even if we ever could.

**Lady's Human** · 08-15-2007, 06:34 PM

All 540 of them, Sara?

**Edwina's Secretary** · 08-15-2007, 07:12 PM

I'll settle for the three most egregious....Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld. You know...the top command?

**RICHARD** · 08-15-2007, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by Edwina's Secretary

The man who should be charged is the one who sent this kid and a whole bunch of other kids into a senseless war...based on lies....in a country and a culture we don't understand...even if we ever could.

Is it too late to file charges against Kennedy and Johnson?