Does there need to be? No. An E-3 isn't in the position to know whether it will or won't and its pretty fucking arrogant to assume that risk. Do you know that it saved lives? No you don't. You couldnt, and whether it did or did not, it wasn't Manning's call to make.

That's what I figured. Not all of us are American sycophants, so yes, more than the word and reputation of the American military is needed.