I wish I could say I was surprised
May. 26th, 2006 12:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chelidonMilitary to Report Marines Killed Iraqi Civilians
Is this Iraq's My Lai? Friends who know first-hand what is happening on the ground have been reporting that this kind of thing is widespread, not an isolated incident. This time will there be outrage, and a call for accountability at the top of the chain of command, instead of a brief murmur of disapproval, a few trials of low-ranking soldiers, and a chorus of hushes? Will we learn, and remember, the lessons in Iraq that we did not learn in Vietnam?
Is this Iraq's My Lai? Friends who know first-hand what is happening on the ground have been reporting that this kind of thing is widespread, not an isolated incident. This time will there be outrage, and a call for accountability at the top of the chain of command, instead of a brief murmur of disapproval, a few trials of low-ranking soldiers, and a chorus of hushes? Will we learn, and remember, the lessons in Iraq that we did not learn in Vietnam?
