I think it's safe to assume the only reason the Navy is looking into the matter is because the pictures were made public.
These guys are SEALS, for those of you who don't know they are special forces. Pointing loaded weapons at someone's face is legitmate when they are trying to secure a scene and apprehend and acquire knowledge. I'm sure you would find nothing out of line with their tactics if you look into it.
Also it's fairly upsetting and ridiculous how people from the left here bitch and scream about detainee's at Gitmo even though everything there is nice and legal, but you hold your own forces to some perverse Napolenic code of guilty until proven innocent.
You ever walk into an enemy stronghold without major combat support? Are you familiar with the tactics employed by special forces? Are you familiar with the tactics employed in the detaining of combatants? Ok, I didn't think so, don't jump to conclusions.
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The equating of American military treatment of combatants to Insurgent/terrorist treatment of kidnapped civilians is just ridiculous. Don't cut your nose to spite your face.
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If you take notice of the pictures they aren't jumping or lunging(sp) at the prisoners, they are in the back of a truck, so it's safe to assume that they are transporting them. It's not as if they have the convience of squad cars.
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The scene with the gun, notice how they are taking pictures of the assailant? The gun has a flash light on it. Plus I'm sure it a security precaution to make sure the guy doesn't try anything funny. But I forget they are Americans, they are probably up to something there....
