Marine accused of killing 24 Iraqis in Haditha makes plea deal

[Bigmack]

29. The ROE didn't include...

... the phrase "shoot first and ask questions later."

The ROE didn't include shooting granny in bed.

The ROE didn't include taking 5 men out and executing them... not in the heat of a firefight, but executing them.

The ROE didn't include shooting into rooms containing women and children... shooting that was not random, but well-aimed and center of body-mass shots.

Wuterich was a Staff NCO...in charge of seeing that the Marines under him followed the ROE, the UCMJ, the Geneva Conventions, and any other orders from his superiors.

He failed miserably. He failed to control his Marines, and in fact led them to commit war crimes.

In my war, we took innocent lives... by accident. Regrettable, and I feel them today. But we had NCOs who controlled the situation and made sure we followed orders.

This man is a disgrace to the Corps. He violated the prime code of honor of the Marine Corps... (From the Marine Corps Code of Honor) ... "And, above all, honor mandates that a Marine never sully the reputation of his Corps."

Clean out your headgear!

I was MOS 0331, and I was in the shit enough to know when somebody is talking thru their ass.