Marine accused of killing 24 Iraqis in Haditha makes plea deal

[VKaz]

39. These war crimes trials are a farce

Same as the showtrial of Saddam Hussein. You can get more time in jail for looking at a cop the wrong way in some jurisdictions.

While i find these cases repulsive, i hate the hypocrisy these breeds even more than the actual crime. This way, America can pat itself on the back saying due process was done and the case was examined according to the law, and look arrogantly at nations who summarily execute people for similar crimes. This also is a way of washing their hands and saying "Oh see we don't approve this behavior, these are isolated incidents" when infact this case is probably one of THOUSANDS LIKE IT! We'll hear the truth in maybe 50 years when we're all too old to care and the generation coming up just dismisses it as "mistakes in the past that don't happen now".

My heart goes out to the brave men who fought for their country against this great and terrible invasion. They were up against nearly impossible odds but still they sacrificed their life. The same to the men in Afghanistan who have for the third time in their history drove out a great power, although at a great cost. The price of freedom is the willingness to sacrifice- a country with men willing to lay down their life for their sacred cause.