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That's weird. I served 20 years in the military in 4 different countries and the military personnel and contractors serving in those countries did not have immunity from prosecution by the local government. If you broke a local government law, you stood trial in their court. Most of the SOFA revolved on who had jurisdiction on the American military bases which housed the troops and equipment, the leased hotels and buildings etc. SOFA can also include rules of engagement and a whole bunch of other things. No one ever had immunity except those Embassy Personnel with diplomatic passports. Usually military personnel serving in a foreign country are subject to the laws of that country just like an American tourist would be.
Are you sure President Obama wanted immunity for all the military and contractors? If so you are putting all of the military and contractors in the same category as the Ambassador and the Embassy staff. I never heard of this ever being requested. But there is always a first time for everything. Even when I was an Assistant Attache, I did not have immunity although I carried an embassy ID.
Troops in Vietnam weren't charged with a crime for killing RVN citizens who were either collateral damage or fighting with the enemy and prosecuted under RVN law, were they?