what bugs me about all the retired generals finally coming out against rumsfeld is that their objection is only to the inept running of the iraq war, not to going to war in the first place.
60 years ago at nuremberg our finest legal minds decided warriors have a duty to disobey illegal orders. in 2003 virtually all our armed forces ignored that precedent.
it's been pretty obvious all along that invading iraq was illegal, but it's an ancient principle—going back at least to confucius—to punish leaders and pardon low-level followers.
when will we hold our criminal leaders accountable?
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