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In reply to the discussion: Bradley Manning: the face of heroism [View all]4Q2u2
(1,406 posts)Was from Soldier to Criminal. This barely wet behind the ears E4 who is not even remotely near complete in his training single handedly determined Nation Security Policy and National Defense Policy all in one fell swoop for an ENTIRE COUNTRY that he was not elected to lead, nor chosen to lead anything in the military. He arbitrarily determined that the whole of America and it's Military was corrupt and he needed to do something about it. He witnessed nothing, he saw videos and paperwork that fully explain nothing.
Why have a Chain of Command or elected officials when some little know it all E4 can break the Law. Usurping the Power Granted to the President and the rest of the elected officials by the AMERICAN PEOPLE. No one made this emotionally disturbed PFC, Lord King and High Protector of the Faith and America, he chose on his own to break the law, for what he perceived as Crimes against humanity. Someone with ZERO understanding of the Laws of conflict, zero understanding of Combat mindset, and the comfort of 20/20 hindsight. Much like yourself, sitting in an Ivory Tower of I know what I saw from a 8,000 miles away, while denigrating the sacrifice of thousands of good honest American Soldiers who did make a difference in the lives of the Iraqi people. Most of it good, but Manning could not handle the Military's strict conformity and you want to hang your hat on George Bush lied so American Soldiers are no good.
There were thousands upon thousands that were BETTER than him.