Three United States Navy SEALs, accused of punching terrorist suspect Ahmed Hashim Abed while in custody, are facing Court Martial. The SEALs, Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew McCabe, Petty Officer Jonathan Keefe and Petty Officer Julio Heurtas, have all hired civilian lawyers and deny abusing the prisoner in any way.

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The terrorist that these Navy SEALs are accused of punching is believed to be the mastermind behind the bloody murder of four U.S. civilian contractors. After the contractors were killed their bodies were hung from a bridge in Falluja Iraq. One of the men killed was a former SEAL. Check out the video below showing what the SEALs do and the dangers they face when they deploy.

According to the stories, here, here, and here, Abed accused the SEALs of punching him in the face and kicking him after his capture. To support the accusation the terrorist showed a bloody lip.

Are you kidding me? A bloody lip? I understand that our soldiers have an obligation to humanely treat anyone they capture, but this is past the point of being absurd, and becoming dangerous for our troops. Honestly, if all this guy got after murdering four U.S. citizens, and planning attacks on soldiers, is a bloody lip then I say he got off pretty easy. I’m not saying that we should torture prisoners, but we shouldn’t treat these guys with kid gloves either. My question is when only one side of a conflict is “playing by the rules” why should the other side place themselves at an obvious disadvantage, and put themselves in danger. I think more of these terrorists need to be punched in the face.

The three SEALs ought to be given a medal for not completely pummeling this guy. What kind of message are we sending to the enemies when we do something this stupid? I give a lot of credit to these men for wanting the case to go to trial. They could have simply opted for a “Captain’s Mast” which is like an administrative proceeding. The men denied punching the terrorist so they are forcing the prosecutors to put on their whole case. If they are convicted they could face up to a year behind bars.

What are we doing when we begin trying to jail the brave men and women who are on the front lines of keeping our country safe? Are we really going to believe the word of a terrorist who has murdered at least four U.S. citizens and most likely has participated in the planning of many more attacks against U.S. citizens in Iraq over these highly trained Navy SEALs? If we do then we’re all in a lot worse shape than anyone could ever imagine.

What is the justification for these charges? Surely they would have to have more than the word of a terrorist before they pressed charges. I simply cannot accept the fact that these heroes are being brought before a court of law to face criminal charges for something this stupid. Is it any wonder that the military has a hard time recruiting these days? I know I wouldn’t want to work for a company that pulled something this asinine.

So, these Navy SEALs, accused of punching terrorist Ahmed Hashim Abed, in my opinion deserve a promotion. To me it is a disgrace that these men have been forced to hire attorneys and defend themselves against prosecution from the very government they have risked their lives for. What do you think? I say give them a medal, and God bless all of our servicemen and women who give so much so we can be free.