Posted by
Boomer911 on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 1:06:35 PM
For anyone who would like to see the distinct differences in the way our own soldiers are treated as compared to the enemy combatants captured and currently detained at Gitmo, look no further than the circus trials of the Marines accused of murder in Haditha. To recap, eight United States Marines have been put through military tribunals for allegedly killing 24 civilians in Haditha and as of this writing, six of the Marines have had charges dismissed and a seventh was cleared through a court martial. An eighth is awaiting his turn but seeing as how the previous seven went, he too is expected to have all charges dropped and rightfully so. The latest to have charges dropped is Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani. Chessani has hinted at possibly suing Pennsylvania Democrat Represenative John Murtha who claimed the Marines murdered "in cold blood". Not only was Murtha's comments absurd, they were made with no knowledge of the entire situation. Murtha decided to convict the Marines before knowing exactly what was factual and what was just hearsay. Murtha, a former Marine himself, is currently and deservedly being sued by the last Marine to not yet have been cleared through the military tribunal process. But what should jump out at the average American is that thanks to the recent Supreme Court ruling, the enemy terrorist combatants in Gitmo have access to the American courts to detest their detentions when the above Marines never had that luxury.
The repercussions of the Supreme Court decision to allow enemy combatants access to our Constitution will be seen for years to come. For some unknown and mysterious reason, the left in this country view the war on terror as a law enforcement problem and this latest decision shows just how they think it should be handled. Now soldiers have to worry about collecting evidence and reading Miranda rights to people who indescriminately kill women and children, and wear no uniform of any nation. These enemy combatants have been captured taking up arms against the United States and now the very system they openly abhor has opened up its arms and welcomed them into our judicial system. How can we, as a nation, allow this right to our enemies but not our own soldiers?
We have been dealt a huge blow in our ability to effectively wage war on our enemies. No longer capturing an enemy will ensure they are out of the equation when it comes to warfare. To date, 50 former Gitmo prisoners have been released and found fighting again against the United States. You can bet that these numbers will increase thanks to the Supreme Court decision and unfortunately, more American lives will be lost.