Posted on Dec 28, 2020
OPED: The Blackwater Pardons: Why POTUS Did The Right Thing
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I found this article to be very reasonable and well written. A solid legal analysis from my layman's perspective. Granted, my perspective may be skewed from witnessing what happened to MARSOC's Fox company in 2007.
OPED: The Blackwater Pardons: Why POTUS Did The Right Thing
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Donald Trump
Xe/Blackwater
Combat
Law
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I am not reading all that drivel. The fact of the matter is they killed 17 civilians and wounded 20. 37 civilian casualties. It was a fire at will situation and none of the casualties were insurgents. 37 casualties tell me they targeted a lot of civilians indiscriminately. They reigned death on a lot of innocent people. Now tell me if that is appropriate.
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MAJ Ken Landgren - I'm a late comer Ken, and understand where you are coming from totally. I just put in the WTF are we going to do about it bucket is all. Same as meetings in Seychelles with Prince(s) and principals from then BW, and future WH. Before the inauguration. Nothing in the toolkit for that. Above our realm of influence.
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MAJ Ken Landgren
In the whole grand scheme of things. I can say nothing smarter than it is what it is. lol CWO3 (Join to see)
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MAJ Ken Landgren - You would know, having been confirmed by Senate. I'm just counting the days and my ammo until 1/20/21. Hoping for better days. Is what it is was a near quote from Dear Leader about COVID.
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Way above my expertise, but seems like some solid arguments. Maybe politics got involved?
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MSgt Steve Sweeney
CWO3 (Join to see) - As was I. I imagine the prosecutors were under some political pressure to return convictions as a means of appeasement of a government where we maintained an occupying force.
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MSgt Steve Sweeney - I figured you were. But, this was a fairly concise counter point. Fox Co. got jammed but finally vindicated, meaning those still around. There was a similar event involving a SF ODA guarding Kharzai, that were left high and dry. Called for lift from the JTF, denied but waited for afsoc birds from Pakistan.
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MSgt Steve Sweeney
CWO3 (Join to see) - The men of MSOC F were finally cleared, but the vindication they received from HQMC was lackluster at best, IMO. Not familiar with the ODA incident you mentioned, but not shocked at hearing it.
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MSgt Steve Sweeney - ODA 574. They may have wiped it by now, but it was out there.
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