Friday, June 02, 2006
Push Back
John Bambanek at Blogcritics.org has something to say to those who would so quickly criticize the actions of the US Marines at Haditha, while seemingly protecting the overall actions of terrorists, before there has even been a fair trial.
There is certainly room for fair criticism of our military, as there is room for fair criticism of our Government.
But the facts should be gathered first, and the evidence weighed before we cast such accusatory judgments that clearly show a lack of faith in the integrity of the men and women in the US Military who are protecting us.
Even if you don't think they are necessarily protecting us right now in this particular conflict, that's fine.
The fact is they protect us all of the time, from every potential physical foe out there. That is their purpose, what they were created to do. And I think they do a fine job, and have for two hundred years. Perhaps that has earned them a little benefit of the doubt.
(Pulled from Instapundit)
There is certainly room for fair criticism of our military, as there is room for fair criticism of our Government.
But the facts should be gathered first, and the evidence weighed before we cast such accusatory judgments that clearly show a lack of faith in the integrity of the men and women in the US Military who are protecting us.
Even if you don't think they are necessarily protecting us right now in this particular conflict, that's fine.
The fact is they protect us all of the time, from every potential physical foe out there. That is their purpose, what they were created to do. And I think they do a fine job, and have for two hundred years. Perhaps that has earned them a little benefit of the doubt.
(Pulled from Instapundit)
