The Persecution of Those Protecting Us

I am way past the point of angry at our federal government's apparent crusade to prosecute, or perhaps persecute is a more accurate word, those in uniform that are fighting to protect our nation from terrorists. It would seem that they are going out of their way to provide U.S. Constitutional rights to these terrorists while not giving our American heroes the same.

There are two great articles on Blonde Sagacity that do a far better job than I could with the details. See here and here for the specifics of how three of our SEALs are being court martialed for trumped up charges, and also regarding the arrest of Lt. Michael Behenna for shooting a captured al Qaida terrorist that tried to take his weapon away. Evidently evidence on behalf of Lt. Behenna was not allowed to be introduced at this trial. The evidence clearly shows that the killing of this terrorist was in self defense.

Finally, Governor Palin summed up my feelings on the subject with her latest Facebook posting, which I have re-printed below:

Today at 12:50pm

First the Obama Administration opened up the possibility of prosecuting CIA interrogators doing their jobs seeking information from terrorists. Then they tried to go after the Bush Administration lawyers who acted in good faith to protect us in the months after 9/11. Now some of the military brass are court-martialing three brave Navy SEALs for allegedly throwing a single punch at Iraqi terrorist leader Ahmed Hashim Abed. This is wrong. The Washington Times got it right: Save the SEALs.

These brave warriors belong in combat, not in the courthouse. They captured the most wanted terrorist in Iraq. We may never know how many other heroic missions they undertook on behalf of our country. The charges should be dropped, and they should be returned to their unit – with our gratitude for their service.

Stand up for the SEALs who are standing up for us!

- Sarah Palin

Let's hope this current trend of protecting our enemies and prosecuting those sacrificing for us comes to an end with these two travesties of justice!