War on Ourselves?

   Have you heard the story about the three Navy SEALS who are now being charged for their role in capturing a known terrorist and architect of the 2004 killings of four American contractors? If you listened to the mainstream media you probably didn’t. Well let me inform you.

   These SEALs were doing their jobs, get it? They were hunting down a known murderer. They had been trying to find him for a fairly long time. But they found him. Let me also inform you of what the savage piece of dirt did to our contractors in Iraq. But before I do so, his name is Ahmed Hashim Abed. Let me warn you, the description is very disturbing.

   In 2004 four contractors were shot as they drove through Fallujah in their vehicle. One man’s body was burned. Two others were tied to cars and dragged through the street. Several residents then hacked the bodies to pieces before hanging two of the charred bodies from a bridge overlooking the Euphrates River. Abed was the man in charge of setting up the attack. Navy SEALs were put in charge of finding the man and brining him to justice. Well they did.

   They found him and they captured him. He was brought to Camp Baharia, a U.S. base outside of Fallujah by two miles. According to an attorney, Abed was turned over to the Iraqis by mistake and was later returned to U.S. custody. There are reports of him being punched in the stomach and having a bloody lip. The SEALs then had two options: First they could choose an administrative hearing, facing no possibility of jail time or dishonorable discharge but their reputation would be irrevocably tarnished. Secondly they could choose a court-martial which could exonerate them completely or they could be convicted, land behind bars and end their careers in the military. The SEALs chose the second option. Now they stand trial.

   Is it just me or is it absolutely insane that the brave men that brought this man some measure of justice are now being forced to defend themselves against allegations made by scum like Abed. If it were me, I honestly would probably have done much worse. We should be celebrating heroes like these rather than treating them as though they are the enemy. When we made the decision to go into Iraq, we should’ve said that we will ALWAYS make sure that we stick up for our soldiers unless they are found guilty of some major crime. Punching a murderer in the face, in my eyes, should be commended rather than punished. We need troops that will want to stand by America and their fellow soldiers. These men saw that this guy was pure evil and they wanted to get a few licks in for some extra-curricular activity. Instead of making sure our contractors and soldiers felt safe by making sure of people of Abed’s ilk would never see the light of day if they committed an act like this, we go after the SEALs. Shame on the Navy and shame on Obama for not making sure that terrorists are dead and SEALs are protected.