""The Haditha incident is REALLY troubling because the chain of command may have been trying to hide it."
No, it is really troubling because the news media will make 10,000 times a bigger issue of this one incident than they will make of the 5,000 attacks against civilians perpetrated by the insurgents. I take it as a "given" that in a war of this magnitude there will be a few incidents where our troops violate the rules of war. I also take it as a given that they will be punished if the incidents come to light. Just as was Abu Ghraib, this will be blown up entirely out of proportion. That's what's really troubling."
Well put. Would you credit the possibility of one or two well placed agents provacateurs (i.e., covert Leftists inserted into the Marines or their vicinity) encouraging this incident (if it happened)?
That was steve replying to BeHoldAPaleHorse.
BeHoldAPaleHorse is the resident judge, jury, and executioner of the troops here at FR, didn't cha' know?