SAN DIEGO - The highest-ranking U.S. serviceman to face court-martial involving combat since Vietnam was ordered to trial Friday for failing to investigate the killings of 24 Iraqis, including women and children, in Haditha two years ago.
Another Marine was also ordered to face court-martial for charges including involuntary manslaughter.
Lt. Col. Jeffrey R. Chessani faces charges of dereliction of duty and violation of a lawful order on allegations that he mishandled the aftermath of the Nov. 19, 2005, shootings, which followed a roadside bombing that killed a Marine driver.
2007-10-19 18:42:48 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
No one should get away with unjustified murder, not even in time of war..
We're past the medieval age, you know, it's not necessary
2007-10-19 18:48:29 · answer #1 · answered by Trash 4 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Dereliction of Duty and Violation of a Lawful Order in any branch of the military is a serious offense of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. If you really read that article you will note that the crimes that they are accused of, is what happened after the incident Not what happened while the incident occurred. The Rules of Engagement (ROE) are explained to all the military. In the heat of battle will be deaths of innocent people. This is a given. But you should never cover it up or make it look like it was something else. The Lt. Col. and the others appear to have broken those rules. I sincerely hope their are found not guilty, but if they are guilty then they have to face the consequences of their actions.
2007-10-19 20:53:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-04 05:09:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-10-19 18:47:40 · answer #4 · answered by charlie the 2na 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes it damn well is.
If the high ranking officers are incompetent they should be removed from the war (and if they're incompetence caused deaths punished) before they cause more people to die.
2007-10-19 18:52:09 · answer #5 · answered by bestonnet_00 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Sorry Brother
About the purple heart.
Told them to stay in line.
Don't mess up out there.
After the mystery of us-911.
Exodus 20.5
What do you think?
2007-10-19 20:06:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No! The" hate America" left is probably behind this.
These are not the ones that are accused of commiting the crimes but the ones that fall in line behind them, which makes it easier for the above mentioned to fill thier agenda which is to destroy any and all credibility of our military forces.
2007-10-19 18:54:32 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
It is called UCMJ, and it exists for a reason.
We have ROE, and if they are innocent, they are innocent.
If not they will be judged by the military
2007-10-19 18:57:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
This is business as usual.
The rules don't change because there is a war.
2007-10-19 18:47:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
We are trained to kill. You can't turn it off like a light switch. You put us in a situation where it is necessary to kill other humans or be killed yourself. In the heat of battle you can't "ask first, act later" because you will get killed. You must kill or be killed. If you don't want us to do our jobs, don't put us in the situation where we may make a mistake (as all humans do). They need to train us to not want to kill anymore once we get home.
2007-10-19 19:44:04 · answer #10 · answered by Dirt broke 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋