Massacre in Haditha: Eight Marines Charged With Killing 24 Iraqis

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Originally Posted by Phil

the world will have to wait many years to witness the result of an enormous fuck up by America and the allied trrops.

Not sure of that just yet - again we cannot know if it was actually a good thing to happen or the worst. I fear the latter, but hold hope of something vaguely resembling the former.

Originally Posted by Phil

there were other ways to deal with Saddam Hussein.

Yeah, George Sr. Should have NOT listened to the cowtowing liberal BS and finished the job the first time.

Originally Posted by Phil

so what should be done now, after the damage has been caused and the world has been made even less safe and governments are eroding civil liberties in the name of security?

Whether "the World" is less safe or not is another issue for debate. It takes time, a lot of time for a culture, society and its peoples attitudes to come around. Oh and how were the Iraqi civil liberties eroded? They have'nt had any under Saddam!