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Originally Posted by Manstein
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Why do you think that? While I will agree that hidding/covering up a criminal act or something caused by command negligence and breakdown should lead to "some people" getting into trouble I would not find fault with this action to preclude some kid from not being made the scapegoat for a case of "shit happens" There are, unfortunately, officers who make risk aversion a science to protect their ca-
rears that place so many restrictions through ROE that the cost to avoiding casualties from friendly fire or during training actually leads to timidity on the battlefield and results in lives lost from enemy action that should never have happened. Technology has provided commanders with a false sense they can substitute being able to see the battlefield from the camera of a drone rather than thru their own eyes. It then becomes an easy call to make when you are away from the sting of the battle when something goes wrong.
Jack Moroney-believing that a good commander would always chose drawing his weapon over fingering a mouse to influence the situation