This image posted above was posted on YouTube. The image depicts four Marines attempting to urinate on on dead Taliban members in Afghanistan. The four have been identified and will face charges soon, according to a senior military official. The Marines are from the 3rd battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force out of Camp LeJeune, N.C. A fifth individual, who was the camera operator, supposedly hasn't been identified. In a short note the person who shot this picture needs to be identified as well. In the time being, the Marine Corps has decided to appoint a three-star general to decide what disciplinary action to take against the four Marine snipers, according to Fox News.
I find it very outrageous that members of the media and politicians are so quick to criticize the United States military when something like this takes place. I'm not supportive of U.S. Marine snipers urinating on dead soldiers from Afghanistan, for no other reason than the negative publicity this generates. I know the enemy will use it to ignite the Muslim world in the Middle East. I find it tragic that the U.S. media wants to so quickly criticize any inappropriate actions taken by our military, such as Abu Ghraib in Iraq in 2004, for example, but they don't criticize the terrorists from Afghanistan and Iraq for the beheadings of Daniel Pearl and Nick Berg, for example. It's always one-sided. I find it upsetting that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will condemn the actions of the four Marines in Afghanistan while they continue keeping troops in the Middle East. Our soldiers have been put through the wringer in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq with the ridiculous rules of engagement that have been placed upon him. Our elected elite have no right to criticize our troops when they're the ones that sent our troops to war without a winning and exiting strategy. Most of our troops have finally left Iraq which I say it's about time. Who's making all these decisions concerning the war in Afghanistan? It appears nobody is in control. Somebody's in control but they're secluded from the public eye.
I listened to the Alan Colmes Show on radio last Thursday evening and he was speaking of this subject and he expressed his disdain for the actions of the four Marines. That's not surprising for a media pundit who's a committed liberal. I'm not placing my approval upon the actions of the sniper Marines, but I do try to empathize with those who fight in war. I've never been in the millitary nor have I ever fought in a war. I do know that war isn't pretty. We need to be cautious before we criticize or point our finger at our soldiers because of incidents like this. The three star general should be responsible in determining how to handle this situation. A criminal charge shouldn't be levied against them. Most of all, the military brass shouldn't make a public spectacle out of this. This is ridiculous. The actions of the four Marines pale in comparison to the acts of atrocity committed against our soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan. And there's no media outrage over that. I'm tired of the media and the politicans trying to blackball the U.S. military. The U.S. has some of the finest soldiers serving in its military. I'm very proud of them. They're performed against all odds, esp. when you consider the ridiculous rules of engagement they've been under.
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