Finally, a first story about parents critical of Obama's rules of engagement, rules that killed their son.

Editor's notes: we have carried a theme since the beginnings of Midknight Review, back in mid-2008 -- that theme was/is this: if you are a parent, do not let your son or daughter fight for Obama. He will get them killed and then retreat. Whether or not he is coward, he plans his war as if he were a coward.

In Afghanistan, the troops have to mirandize their captures or turn them over to the Afghan authorities. They cannot waterboard for information but drones can kill the enemy, their familes and those who live in the neighboring area. Our troops under fire cannot call for air strikes if civilians will be killed. They are not allowed to shot first in any engagement. In other words, they can catch the enemy "off guard" but cannot take advantage of that surprise-attack circumstance -- but their Commander, again, can order a surprise attack by drone and all is well. Our troops cannot take a combatant into custody if he has no gun. In a situation where the enemy has retreated into a home and comes back outside that house BUT without his gun, we have to let him walk away. If one, two, three of our troops are caught in an ambush of some sort, they cannot return fire until they actually have an order to fire.

McChrystal was an Obama supporter, voted for him, hates FoxNews

What most people do not know about the McChrystal incident is this: General McChrystal is a political liberal who voted for Obama and will not allow FoxNews to be aired in his offices. If you are Obama and you have General McChrystal turning against you, well, that says volumes about the your ideas concerning waging war.

Here is the article by a local reporter, Beth Wurtmann , that brought us to this post. It is a brief expose' about parents who believe Obama's rules of engagement are partly responsible for their son's death in Afghanistan.

LAKE GEORGE - The parents of Army soldier Benjamin Osborn said Thursday that U.S. Bill and Beverly Osborn say that new military rules of engagement are making soldiers on the ground more vulnerable to attack, including they say, in the final battle that took their son's life.

"They were ambushed they were under attack and they couldn't fire until they were ordered to do so," Ben's father Bill Osborn said.

Wearing black armbands, a gold star pin, and grief fresh from burying their son, Bill and Beverly Osborn are speaking out about the circumstances of their son's death.

"Ben said that the tactics were wrong. There's one long road to bring supplies in. The Taliban's up there shooting down at them and they have to shoot up," Beverly Osborn said.

It comes as the family welcomed friends to a celebration of Ben's life, with his wife of only five months comforted at the event.

But amid their grief, his parents also questioned whether new military rules of engagement put their son's unit at risk, by restricting use of firepower and the ability to call for backup, a strategy designed to minimize civilian casualties.

"The rules of engagement have put our son at risk and everyone that's over there," Bill Osborn said.

"They are laughing at us. The Taliban is laughing at us," said Beverly Osborn.

The Osborns support General Stanley McChrystal, who was just forced to resign after openly criticizing the Administration's strategy. Instead, these parents laid blame at the President's feet. READ MORE >>>>