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Lieutenant Behenna, who Trump has already pardoned, was found guilty of murdering an Iraqi prisoner, Ali Mansur, who was suspected of being involved in a roadside bombing that killed two U.S. soldiers. After military authorities were unable to find enough evidence to connect Mansur to the bombing, Behenna interrogated him again on his own and without permission, ultimately shooting him dead.
Military commanders and prosecutors agonize over whether to charge soldiers because we recognize the sacrifices members of our armed forces make for their country. As a former career prosecutor, including six years spent as an Army Judge Advocate General , even the idea of potentially pardoning war criminals sickens me. Our military criminal justice system protects the rights of soldiers accused of crimes as well as, if not better than, many civilian systems. It’s rarely an easy decision to prosecute a soldier, particularly for crimes committed during a time of war or in an hostile environment.
THINK LMAO hear say again. What a joke. snl has nothing on msm news...
THINK Trump’s “ gut “ and simple genius mind are telling him to do it? Oh no! It might happen!😳😬
THINK Like the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together, trumps a scumbag that favors dictators, authoritarians, and criminals, why are people still surprised by his scumbag-ness ways?
THINK War Criminals are Equal to Nazi!!!!!
THINK Honor our Vets and active military...Vote
THINK Really You pricks didn’t say anything about Obama pardoning and freeing Muslims terrorist leaders
THINK Glenn Kirschner - if you did not serve anywhere in the recent wars, you have no right for an 'opinion' on this matter. Cases are different. Judges are often wrong. This is why there is such a thing as a Presidential Pardon. Your opinion is sickening.
THINK Trump is grotesque !
THINK Here is a dedication to every man & woman who have given testimony to their loyalty to these United States. 🇺🇸
THINK Trump has no values, decency or shame so he will do anything.
THINK What do you expect from a moron that never served his country has broken who knows how many laws
THINK NBC hit piece. No surprise.
THINK Hey NBC you know what Obama did when he left office, he pardon many criminals that did not deserve to be released nor to pardon . Trump could pardon some military soldiers that while in war could have done crimes, but the point is that they also defended our country while in war.
THINK He's fishing for military personnel who might be willing to break laws for him.
THINK Trump's Americans are NEVER war criminals.... Scary, isn't it?
THINK Ahahahahaha.....even the op-eds on are FakeNews You idiots are always good for a laugh though. 👍
THINK jodotcom he’s wants to be an autocrat. So what do they do commit some grotesque acted. Freeing a war criminal is that bad. There only thing we can change America direction & right the ship of state.
THINK It’s just a power grAb to impress Kim and Putin....”see what I can do?!”
THINK If you protest that he should not do it, he surely will. No one is going to tell him what to do. Not Congress or the courts, no one. A narcissist won't tolerate it.
THINK This is a disrespectful story from an ass clown brought to you by the kings of fake news.
THINK Too bad Trump won’t get a pardon! Lol
THINK Thank you President Trump for having the guts and sense to pardon these warriors. Those who throw shade on this have obviously never been in their position.
THINK Worse is not pardoning an innocent person for allegations of war crimes on this holiday weekend.
THINK You kissed Obama's ass with the Bowe Bergdahl bit.... not to mention the release of Chelsea Manning.
THINK Pardon them pkease Mr President
THINK A Vietnam draft dodger who pardons war criminals. Please explain to me again why any military voters or their families support the sumo-sized Commander-In-Chief.
THINK This is War, we stand with our Sodiers , and put our Trust in God to judge them 👍🇺🇸
THINK WHAT ABOUT THESE WAR CRIMINALS.
THINK The guy is head sick
THINK The hustler is hustling those votes up, so the statue of limitation runs out on his criminal actions.
THINK Opinion | NBC News is so bias it needs to make the Jackass it's official logo
THINK His Supreme Assholiness has no idea what you are referring to. His Supreme Assholiness is in his cups,rogue.The insult to military families, all of us,matters not. It was never about America, ever.
THINK justiceforall SupportOurTroops
THINK Dark days.
THINK Trump proved that he is a coward! 5x's
THINK He's making a mockery of our values & constitution.
THINK Trump is trying to make up for not attending past ceremonies for those lost in battle. How about those optics?
THINK This opinion piece is disgusting! How about you ask the men and women that have been affected by war how they feel About their brother and sisters being charged for these types of crimes?!
THINK Yes I agree, they should put Bradley Manning back in jail
THINK 'Judgement calls' happen daily with law enforcement. Those are inner-city 'war crimes.'
THINK The same liberal hacks that support babies being slaughtered daily simply because they are deemed 'inconvenient' now have the nerve to speak about a 'just society.' Price. Less.
THINK Praising a stinking Draft Dodger. Disgraceful
THINK What would we expect? And people will make excuses for him...
THINK Did we really need more proof that Trump doesn't understand how to do his job?
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