Originally Posted by ptownrob

I'm not defending Saadam- just stating what is now painfully obvious. The war in Iraq is a criminal entrerprise that put hundreds of thousands of Americans needlessly at risk, and is responsible for the death and maiming of tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers.

The Bush Administration is guilty of the deaths of 175,000 Iraqis and the dislocation and homelessness of more than 2 million more. None of which had anything to do with 9/11 or Al Queda. So, should there be investigations of illegal, unconstitutional behavior? Yes Iraq was a signatory to the Geneva Accords, and given the constant shifting of the excuses for invading Iraq, the key adminstration players were not worthy of trust when they falsely stated that "The United States does not employ torture." If such was the case, then they should not be ashamed of their record as it becomes public.

I'm sure many of the apologists for the Bush administration would also defend the massacre at My Lai as necessary to the war effort in Viet Nam, and condemn Daniel Ellsburg for releasing the Pentagon Papers that showed the lies that undergirded our effort to "defend democracy" in Viet Nam.

The Bush Administration put itself into this position by declaring that it had no accountability to Congress or the Courts. If they had been responsible to the tri-partite structure of the Constitution while they were in office, then they wouldn't be under the same level of scrutiny now. For that matter, it's quite possible that the Republicans would still be in power. Unfortunately, for John McCain and others, 80% of Americans understood by Nov. 4th, that their governement had not only lied to them about Iraq, they were doing so most incompetently.

Those people in the Bush Adminstration, who disregarded the advice of their own experts, in their obsession to get the guy who "attacked my daddy," cannot do a mulligan! Their attorneys and sycophants produced opinions of LAW that subordinates were given permission to follow. So who goes to jail? Some buck private for some disgusting photos. If they (top officials) have nothing to be ashamed of, or afraid of, they should welcome an official, non-partisan inquiry as a vindicating process. So why is everyone so terrified that there will be a kangaroo court? Why do the very Republicans who crow about "Personal Responsibility" suddenly crow like cowards when they have to put up or shut up, constitutionally speaking? Because they can't hide behind a flag, or a cross, or blame it all on The Gays, or Intellectuals, or the Media, or the Liberals, or the Communists or the Labor Unions. Did I leave anyone out? Let me check "Mein Kampf."

After all, when Newt Gingrich was pursuing Bill Clinton's impeachment for lieing about extra-marital affairs, was THAT a kangaroo court? Even though Newt was f**king his secretary during those proceedings, was there anything hypocritical about that?

FORGET GENEVA. If the Obama team is currently doing the same or similar things in GTMO or other secret camps, then investigate them for violating our own Code of Military Conduct.