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silent_iniquity

Not much needs to be said:

May 30, 2006 08:01

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/29/marines.haditha/index.htmlRead more... )

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opiumt May 30 2006, 15:08:27 UTC

I saw that yesterday and unbidden the words "My Lai" came to mind.

silent_iniquity May 30 2006, 15:37:38 UTC

In my opinion, I think that a lot of people look at this as "better them then us". The reason we were over there in the first place now seems to be lost. We went over as liberators (whether or not the Iraqis wanted us to liberate them is another completely different story). And in the beginning, the soldiers were greeted as such ( ... )

opiumt May 30 2006, 17:07:03 UTC

You need look no further than the pages of history...
"For Willie McBride, it all happened again/and again and again/and again and again/..."

80yen May 30 2006, 21:50:31 UTC

God what a disaster.

silent_iniquity May 31 2006, 20:06:36 UTC

I am now 100% certain it will get much much worse.

The handling of this post Saddam is so completely fucked up. And I wish the guy in the oval office would spend 2 minutes and actually appear to give a damn.

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silent_iniquity May 31 2006, 20:07:05 UTC

Infants and toddlers?

Pregnant women?

What have we become?