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Originally Posted by buggyone
Alan West was fined $15,000 for his actions and told to resign from the Army to avoid a court-martial which would have sent him to prison.
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That's inaccurate. Col. West's unorthodox action which possibly saved the lives of his men from a reported planned ambush, were ultimately referred to an Article 15 proceeding rather than court-martial, at which West was fined $5,000.
I'm guessing you place less value on the lives of Col. West's men as opposed to the "discomfort" of an enemy combatant?
Second guessing Col. West's actions in the situation he was in, by someone who couldn't begin to comprehend the situation is a little ridiculous IMHO.
The military did what it had to do and that was to "slap" Col. West's hand. 95 members of Congress signed a letter sent to the Secretary of the Army supporting Col. West.
David Horowitz, in online publication FrontPage Magazine, named West its 2003 Man of the Year, for "valuing his own troops' lives over the mental well being and self-esteem of an Iraqi terrorist"
Bravo.