Saturday, June 10, 2006

Rationalizing Haditha

"The Haditha massacre is not the result of individual failings, or of a 'renegade' squadron that somehow shucked its training and went berserk. It is the inevitable consequence of a policy that cannot be implemented without inflicting massive casualties on the enemy--and that includes civilians, none of whom are presumed to be 'innocent' in a country where the overwhelming majority want the occupation to end. "