[Txsleuth]

I know you aren't bashing Bush...but, I think he sealed those documents in order to keep them SAFE.

But, regarding you main point...it is a great one---our country's priorities are totally out of whack..

Election years do that...but, it is unacceptable.

[eeevil conservative]

Thank you for realizing the point of my post and not jumping on me thinking I was bashing Bush....

you skeer me!

;-)

[snoringbear]

As a Vietnam Vet, I can remember the bad old days of the Mie Lie incident and how the press hammered our troops over that one. In the end analysis it turned out that the troops of the Americal Division were sent into the field much too soon as they were really green and had a very low mix of seasoned troops among them to set an example for the nubies. Of course, the senior brass found a poor hapless "butter bar - Lt. Calley" to take the rap for their incompetence and mistakes which is probably what will happen with this Haditha incident as well. By the way, this has nothing to do with Haditha but I have always felt that the main reason Colin Powell has always refused to run for prez is that he knows that he could not stand the close scrutiny about his role in the Americal Division and the Mie Lie incident in particular. Just my opinion though...