Marines Exonerate Special Forces Wrongfully Accused Of War Crimes In 2007

[Robert]

I was really happy to see this travesty of justice under a previous administration was corrected and made right for our fighting elite. When I heard the story I was deeply disturbed that the admin would charge men with a crime fighting an enemy with no care who they kill. Essentially hamstringing the men who are fighting and destroying moral.

Story below:

Marines Exonerate Special Forces Wrongfully Accused Of War Crimes In 2007

The United States Marine Corps has finally exonerated a group of special forces Marines accused of war crimes in connection to a 2007 ambush in Afghanistan.

http://freebeacon.com/national-security/marines-exonerate-special-forces-wrongfully-accused-war-crimes/

Major General Frederick M. Padilla, speaking on behalf of Commandant General Robert B. Neller, sent a letter to Rep. Walter Jones (R., N.C.) acknowledging that seven members of the Marine Corps' first special forces unit acted appropriately when they returned fire following a suicide bombing and ambush from enemy forces. Padilla quoted from a 2008 Marine Corps Court of Inquiry, saying the Marines "acted appropriately" and "reflected sound military judgment" in responding to the attack.

https://jones.house.gov/sites/jones.house.gov/files/FINAL%20LETTER%20FROM%20HQMC.PDF

[Skinhead]

From the article:
"The military sent out a press release announcing the Marines' acquittal on the Friday before Memorial Day in 2008. Padilla's letter, according to Jones, affirmed the exoneration in a more public manner. The muted response stood in contrast to major public condemnations from top military leaders in the aftermath of the March 2007 attack. General John Nicholson, who now commands all American troops in Afghanistan, called the Marines "a stain on our honor" (he was a colonel at the time) and apologized to Afghan villagers killed in the attacks in a May 2007 press conference with reporters.

Nicholson did not respond to a request for comment about the exoneration or his past comments about the Marines."

Sounds like General John Nicholson was at a loss for words.  I hope Trump cans his ass.

[Raider]

These guys were treated terribly.  It actually started with an Army colonel.

The Corps was FORCED to develop MARSOC, and give the forces to SOCOM for operational control.  Some within the SOC community didn't like the idea of Marines playing along, including the colonel who was running ops in the subject province in Afghanistan. 

They were left with no fire support or air support on a mission that was approved by Col Nicholson.  Nicholson later claimed that he knew nothing about the mission and that the Marines were out cowboying.  After the incident, and before even a preliminary inquiry, Col Nicholson kicked them out of Afghanistan and slandered them in the media. 

To ruin these men's lives over military politics is despicable.  I remain disgusted that this man is still on active duty in the Army, has been promoted, and is back in Afghanistan commanding Resolute Support.

http://humanevents.com/2008/09/10/secret-report-criticized-army-general/