ɹˈɪtʃɚd tˈɑːmpsən, pɹˈɛzɪdənt ænd tʃˈiːf kˈaʊnsəl ʌvðə tˈɑːməs mˈoːɹ lˈɔː sˈɛntɚ, sˈɛd, "ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənts pˌɜːsɪkjˈuːʃən ʌv ðɪs lˈɔɪəl mɚɹˈiːn ˈɑːfɪsɚ kəntˈɪnjuːz bɪkˈʌz hiː ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə θɹˈoʊ hɪz mˈɛn ˌʌndɚ ðə bˈʌs tʊ ɐpˈiːz sˌʌm ˈæntaɪwˈɔːɹ pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃənz ænd pɹˈɛs, ænd ðɪ ɪɹˈæki ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.
Richard Thompson, President and Chief Counsel of the Thomas More Law Center, said, "The government’s persecution of this loyal Marine officer continues because he refused to throw his men under the bus to appease some anti-war politicians and press, and the Iraqi government.