Sins of War

Many questions will be asked in regard to Haditha. We know the Where and When. We will want to know the-What really happened? We'll want to know the- How did this happen.? Were the Marines stoned? We'll want to know the-Why did this happen? Did this happen because they are being trained and lead by men who say things like "......it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them."(Lt. Gen. James Mattis) Did the stress of war make them snap? And of course we will want to know the who? Who's responsible for this happening? The grunts, the officers, the administration, the Iraqis? The answer of course is we all share the blame. The horrible truth is things like this happen in war. It's outrageous and taps directly into evil. But, it happens in war. It has happened again and again. Yet each time a My Lai or Haditha occurs we are shocked. Let's not pretend that we do not know the truth about war. We know that little girls cry in anguish as they hold their dead mother's bloody bodies in war. Husbands and wives become widows. Children become orphans. Untrained, inexperienced yet battle weary people are put in positions of power with guns and yet we're surprised when atrocities occur. They become the worst part of all ourselves. So, we offer them up as a sacrifice for our collective sin. Peace, K Probing a Bloodbath-Newsweek