Case in point? A few of our Navy SEALs caught a high profile terrorist recently and they’re facing a court martial because they gave said detainee a bloody lip. God forbid…

“Navy SEALs have secretly captured one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq — the alleged mastermind of the murder and mutilation of four Blackwater USA security guards in Fallujah in 2004. And three of the SEALs who captured him are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com.”

“The three, all members of the Navy’s elite commando unit, have refused non-judicial punishment — called an admiral’s mast — and have requested a trial by court-martial.”

“Ahmed Hashim Abed, whom the military code-named “Objective Amber,” told investigators he was punched by his captors — and he had the bloody lip to prove it.”

Oh my! A bloody lip? Heavens to Murgatroid…

I’m with Don Surber. They Should Have Just Shot Him.

“The message is getting clearer to the American military on how to handle people like KSM: Better dead than alive. Less paperwork.”

No kidding, Don. I couldn’t agree more.

Rusty at The Jawa Report puts it all in perspective:

“Imagine: Hey guys, thanks for putting your life on the line and in a job well done capturing Osama bin Laden, but now I’m going to bust you down to private because one of you might have kicked him once while he was down and the rest of you covered it up.”

“I think I’m going to be sick.”

Agreed, Rusty.

Hey America… can we please stop vilifying the people who are risking their lives to keep us safe?