SFC Taylor, the Fog of War and Army duplicity

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“Charged with negligent homicide and dereliction of duty, Taylor will face a hearing June 19 before a U.S. military judge in Germany to determine whether the case goes to a full court-martial, with the possibility of three years in prison…Hikmat's death put the Army on the defensive, with Afghan President Hamid Karzai calling for an investigation.” (From the LA Times article)

Since this is a hearing, I guess we will see if the US military has learned anything from the six year Haditha affair. (Oh ya…and there are many others). If Taylor perceived a threat, he is authorized to protect not only his life but the lives of his wound follow soldiers. Any ROE that does not give our Soldiers and Marines the benefit of the doubt is incorrect. It will be interesting to see what the results of the hearing will be…based on past performance I think the SFC is in for a court martial. If he is awarded a court martial we probably need to move this to the War Crimes stream.