CNN reports:
Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Sunday that Marines videotaped urinating on dead Taliban fighters in Afghanistan made a “dumb” mistake, but should not face criminal prosecution.
In an interview Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the Republican presidential candidate said the Obama administration over-reacted to the incident by talking about possible criminal charges and speaking with what he called “disdain” about the U.S. military.
According to Perry, famous military figures including U.S. Gen. George Patton acted similarly in a war environment.
“When you’re 18 or 19, you do dumb things. These kids made a mistake, there’s not any doubt about it,” Perry told CNN Chief Political Correspondent Candy Crowley.