11.16.2004

NO CRIME: I have no problem standing behind the soldier who shot the "unarmed, wounded" insurgent, and neither do his fellow soldiers. Without belaboring an obvious point, how can we question the actions of a guy who's been shot in the face, who's finally broken through enemy defenses and overrun one of their strongholds, and who's been living in a land of booby-traps, car bombs, and other shady bullshit for months? Let there be no doubt: This guy did his job. It's an ugly job, one that reminds us of the Jack Nicholson "You can't handle the truth" speech in that otherwise forgettable movie, but it sure as hell ain't a crime or anything close.

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