Scott: The brigade commander did the right thing by issuing the 45-day restriction. But I think I would have gone a step further and increased it to sixty days and required that the culprits be identified by their compatriots and turned over to military authorities. While there my be a status of forces agreement governing behavior and criminal acts of soldiers in the nation concerned swift and effective correction action is essential to restore the confidence in the honor and integrity of the vast majority of American service members.
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