GOP Congressman Laments Military 'Rules of Engagement': 'Either You Want Us to Kill the Bad Guys or You Don't'
By Jason Lemon On 2/13/19 at 12:17 PM
Representative Duncan Hunter, a California Republican, criticized what he called “compassionate combat,†lamenting that United States service members have faced prosecution for failing to follow the “rules of engagement†and “killing bad guys the wrong way.â€
Hunter, a Marine veteran indicted last year for wire fraud, falsifying records, campaign finance violations and conspiracy, appeared on Fox News Wednesday to discuss the cases of several soldiers who are currently under investigation or have already been imprisoned for war crimes and murder.
“What I think we have here is a case of what the U.S. government would call 'compassionate combat,'†the representative said, “meaning the U.S. government…has wanted us to kill the bad guys, but in the right way.†He blamed the administrations of former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama for pushing such policies forward.
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-congressman-us-military-rules-engagement-kill-bad-guys-1330391?piano_t=1
