When you compare the sentence for Capt. Schweitzer, who was the one who actually destroyed the tape, with the sentence Capt. Ashby received, it's hard to understand the disparity. |
When you send our men and women over there to fight, and to put their lives on the line, you've got to back them up, you've got to give them clear rules, and you've got to give them enough room to make mistakes without treating them like criminals. |
Who has the power now, the drill sergeant or the trainee? If drill sergeants say, 'Run up that hill,' privates are going to say, 'You sexually harassed me,' ... This is a real risk you run if you find drill sergeant Simpson guilty. |
You have to back (soldiers) up. You've got to give them clear rules and give them room to make mistakes so they aren't treated like criminals when they come home. |