The Marines who did the killing at Haditha will no doubt be scapegoated—like Lynnde England, of Abu Ghraib—for an unjustifiable and unwinnable war, created by venal politicians. If we’re to punish anyone for Haditha, we should start with President Bush and the congressmen, including Hillary Clinton and John Kerry, who sent Roel Briones and Kilo Company on a murder-suicide mission in which there can be no justice.
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