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<blockquote data-quote="Jones" data-source="post: 350212" data-attributes="member: 4805"><p>I don't think it was an unofficial policy to carry drop weapons, that just happens to be what the guys in the video are claiming. For the purposes of this discussion I was assuming what they said had some validity but I honestly don't know. It's a video produced by an anti-war group, not sworn testimony in a court of law. It's entirely possible that they could be disgruntled former marines who are just badmouthing the Corps, in which case shame on them. If in fact what they say if true, then it's the duty of the Marine Corps to investigate it and put a stop to it because no one has any business carrying drop weapons with them on patrol. Obviously I'm in no real position to anything about it one way or the other.</p><p></p><p>My feeling on where command responsibility begins and ends is really no different than the military's position, which I think is a good one. It begins and ends with the people under your command. It doesn't matter whether you are a fire team leader or a division commander, if you know or suspect that someone in your command has committed a crime you have a duty to investigate and report it. If you fail to do so then you become complicit in whatever they have done and open yourself up to charges in connection with it.</p><p></p><p>As far as charging politicians for war crimes committed in the wars they start, I think we both know the reality is that it only happens to the losers. Just ask Hideki Tojo, Slobodan Milošević, or Saddam Hussein.</p><p></p><p>Who's bashing the military?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jones, post: 350212, member: 4805"] I don't think it was an unofficial policy to carry drop weapons, that just happens to be what the guys in the video are claiming. For the purposes of this discussion I was assuming what they said had some validity but I honestly don't know. It's a video produced by an anti-war group, not sworn testimony in a court of law. It's entirely possible that they could be disgruntled former marines who are just badmouthing the Corps, in which case shame on them. If in fact what they say if true, then it's the duty of the Marine Corps to investigate it and put a stop to it because no one has any business carrying drop weapons with them on patrol. Obviously I'm in no real position to anything about it one way or the other. My feeling on where command responsibility begins and ends is really no different than the military's position, which I think is a good one. It begins and ends with the people under your command. It doesn't matter whether you are a fire team leader or a division commander, if you know or suspect that someone in your command has committed a crime you have a duty to investigate and report it. If you fail to do so then you become complicit in whatever they have done and open yourself up to charges in connection with it. As far as charging politicians for war crimes committed in the wars they start, I think we both know the reality is that it only happens to the losers. Just ask Hideki Tojo, Slobodan Milošević, or Saddam Hussein. Who's bashing the military? [/QUOTE]
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