In one of the fastest military investigations in recent member, the Pentagon today says that five US soldiers were responsible for the burning of Qurans in Afghanistan, saying that they might face some sort of punishment.
But the calls by Afghan clerics for a public trial of the soldiers will not happen, officials insisted. Indeed, military officials say that the five won’t even be named, and will instead face small reprimands, and only the possibility of a reduction in rank.
“For the soldiers, it will be serious,” one official said, though another insisted that there was “no ill will” in the decision to include Qurans in the official book burning activities, and that allowing the Afghan court system to handle the case is “not something we’re prepared to do.”
The announcement comes just a day after the United Nations urged the US to take “disciplinary action” against those responsible, saying it was important to follow through on the apologies with this. It is highly unlikely that a “reprimand” is going to satisfy thousands of Afghan protesters.
Must be nice for the chain of command to have little people. Could you market this? Bring it to the masses? Be just like the Generals: buy our Inflatable Heediddits.
SAVE AMERICA'S SOLDIERS BY BRINGING THEM HOME!!
How Dare You, America, do anything to these soldiers. Set up, Set up, Set up. How many should die for your ideology and mistakes?
SAVE AMERICA'S SOLDIERS BY BRINGING THEM HOME!!
They hardly did anything to those goons responsible for killing all those folks in Haditha so what makes anyone think those truly responsible, the ones making the orders and not just the peons on the receiving end, will ever feel the heat?
I thought this was supposed to be an accident? But I bet peeing on corpses started out as an accident too.