What do you think about the Marines Corps' murder of two dozen Iraqi civilians?

What do you think about the Marines Corps' murder of two dozen Iraqi civilians?
WASHINGTON - Investigators believe that their criminal investigation into the deaths of about two dozen Iraqi civilians points toward a conclusion that Marines committed unprovoked murders, a senior defense official said Friday.

The official did not disclose specific evidence. The incident, if confirmed, could be the most serious case of criminal misconduct by U.S. troops during three years of combat in Iraq.

According to a congressional aide, lawmakers were told in a briefing Thursday that it appears as many as two dozen civilians were killed. And they were told that the investigation will find that "it will be clear that this was not the result of an accident or a normal combat situation."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060526/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/marines_iraq_investigations_10;_ylt=Auukt3Lt_XhSPY1viMVX_WhX6GMA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

cc smith

If there is evidence this was a massacre then there will be an investigation. If an investigation yields facts indicating illegal acts took place in Haditha then there will be Court Martials for the perpetrators. If the perpetrators are found guilty, they will be sentenced for their crime(s).

n K

hard to say
sometime thing happens

Dr Dee

Same should happen to them.

Mr.Wise

You related to John Murtha? Let's wait until the investigation is completed before we say "murder".

ku_lok

If you have evidence, give it to the investigators.

If you don't have the evidence, SHUT UP!

These "stories" are repeated to our enemies all over the world to recruit new terrorists.

There is already an ingoing investigation. YOU need to decide who's side you're on.

Thank you for your time.

Truyer

I'll bet you they get away with it too.

The US government operates on biased justification not equitable justice(as claimed).

banana_bean01

whatever i guess its ok for us to do sh*t like that then...

I am very disgusted

old school

Power corrupts

Tommy G.

The town was Sunni,there were no civilians.

MikeGolf

Some individuals are accused of criminal acts. They simply happen to be Marines. The Marines appear to be conducting a through investigation, so we should wait for the facts to be determined.

Again lets wait until we have the full story before we jump to conclusions.

The really sad thing is that you appear to condone this behavior in the people we are fighting.

doc

i think you should shut your mouth, you have no idea what it's like over there, what these soldiers and marines go through. so just do everyone a favor and just shutup.

Goose&Tonic

I think they are INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY, you know, our basic premise of law?

srt10er

better than 2 dozen americans....

walter27282000

In your own words"if confirmed".Shouldn't you wait till the Facts are out?Don't forget,People have falsely accused the military in the past to push their own Agendas....So how about we wait untill all the Facts are in before passing Judgement?

thescribbler

Murder is never okay, but I can understand the rage some soldiers in Iraq must feel, being targeted every day by ruthless insurgents.

Beamer

Don't care just another casualty of this war.

oldseadog54

There's an old saying in the military: "If you can't tell the sheep from the goats, that makes them all goats. Kill 'em all and sort 'em out later." Sounds cold, but in a situation where it's you or them and you're playing for keeps, it becomes second nature.

COMMIE!!!, go back to Canada you wuss

email_me_im_bored_69

What? Did you think out of the thousands of marines over there that there aren't a few bad ones? The difference is that we will investigate and press charges if the evidence points to a crime. But you, you tie it to the whole Marine Corp. Why? Because you are stupid. You're probably in high school.

twackman4life

well what I learned about my experience in Iraq is there are very few "civilians" most are guilty of something. you gotta realize, this info is coming from the other side of the world... plenty of room for misinformation and lack of the complete story. too bad I wasnt the one who did it.

smartass

war is hell. innocent people always die. what they've done brings disgrace to the service they have chosen. i respect my enemy and believe a soldeir/marine should do all they can to aviod civilian and unnecessary combatant casualties.

barbra m

very sad

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