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  Let us just consider one thing here. This is not a 'traditional' war situation but one in which a 'hearts and minds' operation is the key to a successful outcome. Therefore there has to be some kind of rules of engagement, whether the rules are the right ones is another matter. This type of operation does mean minimising the risk of innocents getting killed or injured and this is essential it demand a high level of professionalism that few armies can deliver and ours is one of the very best at this.
  
  Where we do get a problem is with the application of excessive zeal and so called human rights. There is a difficult balance and we do not know if this is such a case.
  
  My own default position is support of the soldier - essential for morale and action against those accused must be carefully judged. My concern is that civilian prosecutors do not understand the soldier and the situations they find themselves in and these being involved increases the chance of excessive zeal being applied. I have little faith in our so called justice system. We have seen too many cases of accused soldiers being wrongly prosecuted.

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