What should we do?

 

1. HELL no. Even if he is a dirtbag marine, he is a MARINE. Let him deal with his peers. His unit. They would know best.

   Just return him to the barracjs, and tell his unit to “fix” it. No questions asked.

   Posted by Yogimus       07/08/2004  at  01:03 PM  



2. Er… barracKs… damned J-s… must be a right wing conspiracy…

   Posted by Yogimus       07/08/2004  at  01:04 PM  



3. Um, we have him:

   http://homepage.mac.com/sbooneaz/iblog/C1005050932/E195583760/index.html

   Posted by Scott B       07/08/2004  at  01:05 PM  



4. If this Marine set all this up he should be treated accordingly, not only as a deserter but as a traitor also. We won’t know until we can get some light of truth on what went down, the media has been a disgrace in the way it mishandled and distorted what facts they had. If the Cpl. pulled off a scam and thinks he is free from retribution, let him rot in a Marine Corps brig before execution. Meanwhile it’s not been officially announced that he’s even alive.

   Posted by Jack       07/08/2004  at  01:11 PM  



5. That all depends.  If he deserted because he opposes the war and Bush’s wholesale slaughter of innocents, then he should get a medal.  After all, it takes alot of bravery to walk away from a fight knowing that people will brand you a coward and toss you in the hoosegow.

   However, if we find that he was in collusion with the terrorists, then we should not only give him a medal, but have him do all the morning talk shows, make about six TV movies based on his life and run him for Senate (D).

   Posted by Liberal Larry       07/08/2004  at  01:43 PM  



6. Fuck you, Liberal Larry.  Fuck you with a rusty nail.
   

   That all depends. If he deserted because he opposes the war and Bush’s wholesale slaughter of innocents, then he should get a medal. After all, it takes alot of bravery to walk away from a fight knowing that people will brand you a coward and toss you in the hoosegow.

   However, if we find that he was in collusion with the terrorists, then we should not only give him a medal, but have him do all the morning talk shows, make about six TV movies based on his life and run him for Senate (D).

   Posted by Jenifer       07/08/2004  at  02:09 PM  



7. I did not say that last part.  I screwed up in the blockquoting, just so you know.

   Posted by Jennifer       07/08/2004  at  02:10 PM  



8. Before anyone puts one more nail in the gallows to hang him, wait for the facts to come out. There are so many wild-assed rumors and so much bullshit speculation passing itself as fact right now, and we should wait for the Corps and the Navy to debrief Hassoun first. Defer all judgments until concrete facts come out. Cpl. Hassoun is a brother Marine, and I don’t want to see him or ANYONE denied due process of the law.

   Enough of this “shoot him” or “hang him” shit; It just makes the investigation and discovery of pure fact even tougher. Don’t give the MSM any more ideas. All this horseshit does is encourage the reporters to sensationalize this kind of idiocy far beyond what it deserves.

   R. A. Hardin
   SGT/USMC

   Posted by Russ       07/08/2004  at  03:18 PM  



9. Yo! Russ and everyone else who failed to properly read my little post.

   I said, “IF this is true, what should we do once we have him again?”

   Remember, that’s “IF” as in “if.”

   Surely y’all can understand that.

   And “IF” he perpetrated the hoax---a shot to the neck should be the solution.

   Posted by Vilmar       07/08/2004  at  03:39 PM  



10. the guy showed up at an US embassy...further investigations (hopefully) will get to the truth of the matter. Give the guy due process before passing judgement. If he’s guilty...then hang him....

    news link
    http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040708/D83MPRH02.html

    Posted by tim       07/08/2004  at  03:43 PM  



11. Sgt. Hardin, I agree with you 100%. There are just too many unknowns right now and we need to withhold judgement until ALL the facts are out. Let the Navy and the Corps do their job. We here can only speculate and any accusations serve no useful purpose whatsoever.

    Everyone please chill out until we know more. The Navy and the Corps already have legal staff questioning him. Let’s all keep in mind that at the end of the day Cpl. Wassoun is still a US Marine until (and if) he is tried & convicted.

    Allan (BMEWS Blogmaster)

    Posted by The Skipper       07/08/2004  at  03:44 PM  



12. As Vilmar said his post and in his comment above, “IF THIS IS TRUE”, he was only speculating. Guilt or innocense has not been proven yet and I don’t think Vilmar meant to imply that he was guilty.

    Allan (BMEWS Blogmaster)

    Posted by The Skipper       07/08/2004  at  03:47 PM  


13. Posted by Heartless Libertarian       07/08/2004  at  04:14 PM  



14. If it is true and he is guilty, a Courts Martial will decide his fate.  Face it, in todays political climate no one is going to die for desertion, no matter what the circumstances are.  If you can keep the news media out of the picture I think the Navy/Marine Corps will handle it just fine. 

    I for one hope he isn’t guilty of any wrong doing because it will make it very difficult for others in the military who are of Arab descent.

    Posted by Bob       07/08/2004  at  04:39 PM  



15. I’ll go with what Vilmar said. IF it turns out to be true

    Posted by Archangel       07/08/2004  at  05:15 PM  



16. VOTE FOR THE SQUARE INSTEAD OF THE HAIR!

    Posted by Walter E. Wallis       07/08/2004  at  06:15 PM  



17. Great quote Walter.

    Posted by Jack       07/08/2004  at  06:38 PM  



18. I agree with Allan- let’s wait until we know all the facts- once the facts are known, then the Marine Corps will deal with it appropriately.........

    Posted by Dottie       07/08/2004  at  08:13 PM  



19. It is too soon to tell. Give the guy the benefit of the doubt and don’t speculate for the moment.

    Posted by Stan       07/08/2004  at  09:24 PM  



20. IF this is true He and Liberal Larry should suffer the same fate. Both for Deserting thier Country. Although I think Larry is the bigger ass!!!

    Posted by Alan S.       07/09/2004  at  01:57 AM  



21. Put him back with his unit.

    I know they won’t kill him....ok., I don’t know that.... but just imagine the hell he will live in…

    The Marines will take good care of him. Cruel, probably unusual, but not punishment… in the legal sense…

    Posted by Christopher       07/09/2004  at  07:04 AM  

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