tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191205038617397351.post5372196512426791966..comments2024-03-27T07:42:27.263-04:00Comments on A Colonel of Truth: FIRST IN FORCE PROTECTION - "HALT: WHO IS THERE?"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191205038617397351.post-13477624266882348512014-03-31T02:31:47.667-04:002014-03-31T02:31:47.667-04:00I have to agree with LtCol Martin. There have been...I have to agree with LtCol Martin. There have been too many instances recently where Marines were thrown under the bus by those who were supposed to have their backs. The rules of engagement everyone has become used to for the past decade is basically to wait for deadly force to be used against you before replying in kind, and even then, you'd better be sure. Even if you are sure, you're probably going to be pilloried in the court of public opinion, have an elected official on record calling you a murderer, and someone with stars on his shoulders demanding that you be run out of the service...Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16397160663092112079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191205038617397351.post-75936288256832210422014-03-29T15:47:33.965-04:002014-03-29T15:47:33.965-04:00I hope a Marine would have shot him, but I wonder....I hope a Marine would have shot him, but I wonder. In this day and age of convicting before trial you have to wonder if a sentry will automatically react to his orders or begin to think of possible consequences he/she may face. Our people have had their "six" exposed too often in recent memory.<br />Bob Martin<br />Lt. Col. USMC (Ret.)Bob Martinnoreply@blogger.com