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In public, at least, Murtha walked away from Haditha when it no longer had any political value.

Yep.

I think we agree that the Haditha Marines got caught in a perfect political-military storm.

A double yep. But the prosecution has outlived it's "usefulness". The damage done to our own troops' moral far outweighs any advantage to assuaging Iraqi gov't officials. Chessani's case should have been dismissed after evidence of real or perceived UCI. They shouldn't get a do-over at this point. Let him retire.

In the case of SSgt. Wuterich, the appeal of CBS video outtakes should never have been filed. Get on with the trial. Let him have his day in court. It doesn't seem anyone with "big-picture" implications is in charge over these prosecutions.

...the prosecution has outlived it's "usefulness".

I think that's why we're in such a strange legal limbo at the moment. I believe the government would just like to get out of the whole thing with as little loss of face as possible. Meanwhile, prosecutors are still desparately gung-ho and hoping to get a victory on the board.

At the moment it seems like a really bad date that both parties are powerless to end.

At last, the Iraq war has produced a real quagmire!