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Originally Posted by The Reaper
I don't care where he is from or who his lawyer is.
He needs to go to jail and be an example to others. As an officer and a leader, he has violated his oath, as well as the trust, confidence, and loyalty of his soldiers and superiors alike.
I vote for the GCM and hard time. The Federal felony conviction will follow him and will make him wish he had chosen another path for the rest of his life.
The deployment orders are from competent authority and are not illegal.
He must follow them, or pay the piper.
TR
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As I noted a few pages back,
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The soldiers under his command who go to Iraq do it knowing they are risking their lives to do their duty; if he thinks his judgment is so much better and his principles so much stronger than his superiors, he should be ready to risk his life on his little gamble as well.
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The Army in my opinion has dropped the ball and dare I say betrayed the trust of the soldiers who do their duty without fail. Rather than charge under Article 85, or even Article 86, they went with Article 87. Rather than charge under Article 90(2), they went with Article 88, which will allow him to play up the political martyr angle. I know Article 99 would have been a stretch, because they would claim it was not "before or in the presence of the enemy," but as far as I am concerned it is more than valid.
All he faces now is a lot of adoring publicity from leftists looking for a martyr and who don't know cowardice from courage, a few years in jail while the troops of his battery risk death, and a book/movie deal. And the Federal conviction will follow him just long enough for President Gore/Kerry/Clinton/Obama/Dean/Moulitsas to pardon him.
(rant off)
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