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US soldiers rarely 'get the max' for crimes committed overseas in a combat zone. Remember My lai, LT William Calley? How about the Stryker Bde 'kill team'? The Sqd Ldr who ran the team and killed 3 unarmed civilians, collecting body parts along the way, got life WITH the chance of parole in 10 years. That would be unheard of if SSG Calvin Gibbs had murdered 3 American civilians and kept body parts.
As far as not flying Afghans in for the trial or SSG Bales having some right to confront his accusers, remember it is a Military trial. Secondly there was a buttload of expended brass recovered and an assigned weapon he surrendered at the gate. Wont take too much to convince a tribunal of military men Bales is guilty.
But then again if an NCO who was fingered by witnesses gets life with the chance of parole who knows what another one gets with no US serviceman as witness.
As far as not flying Afghans in for the trial or SSG Bales having some right to confront his accusers, remember it is a Military trial. Secondly there was a buttload of expended brass recovered and an assigned weapon he surrendered at the gate. Wont take too much to convince a tribunal of military men Bales is guilty.
But then again if an NCO who was fingered by witnesses gets life with the chance of parole who knows what another one gets with no US serviceman as witness.