tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19959891.post116404300232286216..comments2023-05-29T08:55:56.790-07:00Comments on Rumors of War: What happened at Hamdania?Bos'unhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01124504233775125820noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19959891.post-1164058749031241712006-11-20T13:39:00.000-08:002006-11-20T13:39:00.000-08:00Chris,Sorry I sounded incoherent when I wrote it. ...Chris,<BR/><BR/>Sorry I sounded incoherent when I wrote it. First of all did I say that they should get off?<BR/><BR/>I contend that the supervisors above these men did not do their jobs, either.<BR/><BR/>Is it so hard to understand that Combat Related Stress can have an adverse effect on soldiers? It is there chain of command to realize when the situation exists. I did not condone the murder in Hamdania, just want to understand it and try to prevent it from reoccurring.<BR/><BR/>Four of the men involved cut deals and plead to lesser charges/sentences. The trigger men are going through the system now. <BR/><BR/>Could this have happened like the prosecution contends? Just suppose there was a rush to judge and the lesser responsible guys took pleas because there was no way out.<BR/><BR/>How come the rest of the chain of command got off? As a matter of fact the Marine Corps exonerated everyone above the team.<BR/><BR/>We send these guys into harms way, let them see and experience untold death and destruction of the fellow marines, soldiers, and sailors, and then say, "burn 'em" if they break under pressure.<BR/><BR/>I would like to see those above them take some heat.<BR/><BR/>As with Abu Ghraib, the chain of command and military leadership broke down and allowed that to take place. Believe me, there were those in the higher Abu Ghraib chain of command who should have shouldered part of the blame. <BR/><BR/>The difference between you and me is I am looking for answers, and you are looking for convenience. If you really support our troops you would ask more questions and do more to prevent this from happening. Like hold seniors accountable.<BR/><BR/>Am I a little more coherent now? Did I make myself clear?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for leaving your comments and reading my blog. I hope next time I can express myself clearly.<BR/><BR/>Respectfully,<BR/>BosunBos'unhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124504233775125820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19959891.post-1164057948569964132006-11-20T13:25:00.000-08:002006-11-20T13:25:00.000-08:00This is one of the more incoherent posts I've ever...This is one of the more incoherent posts I've ever read. Lots of people are under stress in combat. In the past if they went and wasted a random civilian they would have been disciplined quietly and without massive and shameless PR efforts. That's the difference in this case; guess what, this is not Vietnam. Yes liberals have flipped over Abu Ghraib, but normal people even in past conflicts don't feel random civilians should be gunned down or that dishonest cover-ups shoudl go unpunished.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com