1 Million percent correct and as a Former UK ๐ฌ๐ง Soldier who served in the 1st Gulf War in Iraq ๐ฎ๐ถ, and Kuwait ๐ฐ๐ผand later in Northern Ireland during the 1990โs I stand beside Ben Robertโs-Smith and think itโs disgraceful whatโs happening to him.
In a war zone you live from moment to moment in real time and have to make split second decisions that will either end the enemies life or end your own life.
You dont get time to think or debate in a courtroom or in a comfy office in a non hostile environment looking at lots of paperwork u.
These were enemy combatants he is accused of killing and not some random shopkeepers selling Apples and Oranges and if he didnโt end their lives, they certainly would have ended his life without a second thought.
Kill or be killed. Live by the sword ๐ก๏ธ, die by the sword ๐ก๏ธ.
He is a Hero and should remain a Hero and not become a villain or puppet show for couch potato lawyers and a puppet show for the media.
You send him to fight a war and he fought it valiantly with complete professionalism and bravery on several tours and now you want to debate all the split second decisions he made in a safe, comfy environment in court and not in the heat of battle in a war zone where the enemy had no rules of engagement or morals.
If this is supposed to make soldiers confident to sign up and serve their country and when called upon, go to a war zone and fight. Well this is only going to put off potential recruits if they think their actions can be dragged through a court years later.
Take all the lawyers and anyone on this campaign of hate against Ben Robertโs-Smith and drop them in a Taliban controlled village in Afghanistan in an Australian military uniform with a gun and ammunition and see what they do.
I bet most would refuse to go, others would absolutely crap ๐ฉ themselves at the thought of it and the others would have their heads on stakes by nightfall.
Leave the guy who is already traumatised by war that he did not ask for and leave him and his family in peace and stop this nonsense witch-hunt against one of the most Bravest and most decorated soldierโs in Australian ๐ฆ๐บ history.
You have my support Ben Robertโs-Smith.
Hang your Head up high and donโt let them take away your heart and soul because you are 100 times the man than all of them put together.
Dave