Effects of Lorance Verdict on Combat Decisions to be Seen
Effects of Lorance Verdict on Combat Decisions to be Seen by , Fayetteville Observer.
Will the murder conviction of a soldier who ordered his men to shoot unarmed Afghans last year improve the safety and success of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan?
Or make them more difficult?
Some believe it may prompt soldiers to hesitate overlong in defending themselves in war-zone situations, worried about the effect on their careers and freedom if they're judged to have shot wrongly…