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Evolve Dammit

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7. Good God. All war criminals should be locked up for the rest of their lives.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Nov 19, 2019, 09:06 PM

Nov 2019

GWB's administration brought back the war crimes and torture (Yoo and Gonzalez) calling the Geneva Conventions "quaint" and the Constitution a "goddam piece of paper" (GWB). Now we have a further enabling of war criminals by 45. Have we irreparably lost our way? I guess to fuck. And at least 30% of us is fine with that.

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Navy Wants to Eject From SEALs a Sailor Cleared by Trump, Officials Say [View all] demmiblue Nov 2019 OP

Good news! Freedomofspeech Nov 2019 #1

Any chance they could be extradited to the countries where the murders cstanleytech Nov 2019 #2

I'd say about zero, the US usually does not extradite to 3erd World countries with corrupt courts.. EX500rider Nov 2019 #17

It usually does not grant pardons to people like this either so maybe the next President and the DOJ cstanleytech Nov 2019 #21

this is a pretty big deal. Kurt V. Nov 2019 #3

Just a thought marcpud Nov 2019 #4

I believe so. nt PatrickforO Nov 2019 #10

Yes it is nykym Nov 2019 #29

welcome to DU gopiscrap Nov 2019 #30

Any actions concerning the other SEAL who admitted actually killing the prisoner? keithbvadu2 Nov 2019 #5

Taking away his Trident would be a BFD Submariner Nov 2019 #6

Good God. All war criminals should be locked up for the rest of their lives. Evolve Dammit Nov 2019 #7

It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Quackers Nov 2019 #8

He's not being punished, just demoted RainCaster Nov 2019 #24

Being demoted and kicked out of the Seals is punishment. No way around it. nt Quackers Nov 2019 #27

trumpie may have pardoned Gallagher, Haggis for Breakfast Nov 2019 #9

From the article: Polybius Nov 2019 #14

Dump will insert himself burrowowl Nov 2019 #19

good!! riversedge Nov 2019 #11

Non-Judical Punishment DallasNE Nov 2019 #12

Revocation of SEAL trident is not an authorized Article 15 punishment jmowreader Nov 2019 #22

He also accepted a pardon ie admitted his guilt obamanut2012 Nov 2019 #32

The last words in the article... JohnnyRingo Nov 2019 #13

OK, let's say tRump saves this asshole's position. Progressive Jones Nov 2019 #15

they can sit him behind a desk rampartc Nov 2019 #26

Yeah, that's what I was getting at. I doubt he'll be involved with any more SEAL stuff. Progressive Jones Nov 2019 #28

The Navy should kick him out period. roamer65 Nov 2019 #16

A dishonorable discharge isn't available to them jmowreader Nov 2019 #23

"Vindman is not a hero. He's a hero because he wasn't a war criminal. I like war criminals." Marcuse Nov 2019 #18

Did I hear correctly today rabid_decline Nov 2019 #20

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2019 #25

Gallagher wasn't pardoned for war crimes. OneCrazyDiamond Nov 2019 #31

Thank you!!! dware Nov 2019 #33

Ugh, I just checked the comment section of this site to see how people reacted to this news dustyscamp Nov 2019 #34