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OK, now we are questioning our Soldiers and Marines in combat. The latest story out of Iraq is that a Marine shot a wounded Iraqui when he shouldn't have. I have made my my views known on the treatment of prisoners, wounded, and dead enemy soldiers. BUT, and it's a big BUT, you don't question the conduct of a Soldier or Marine that has been wounded two day's prior, breaks into a building that that he has been receiving fire from and shoot's an enemy that has been playing dead. Mind you that the Marine's had been warned that the Iraqui's were booby-trapping their dead and wounded, and arming the wounded. The Marine in question, had been in combat for five day's. He broke into the room with his partner and saw the Iraqui make a furtive movement. Pistol, Grenade, Mine? Who knew? He quite properly shot him. I would have too. Now there has to be an investigation. He should have shot the reporter.