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What probably happened is some soldier f***ed up, and now hes getting off with a slap on the wrist for his actions, but letting the US war hating world throw the book at a nervous teenager with a rifle thousands of miles away from home wouldn't be right either.
What in the world are you talking about? Who's talking about coming down hard on people who, against their own wishes, have been put into a miserable situation, are in constant danger for their lives, and are reacting according to this fear?
What we are talking about is that the American people know very little about what is actually going on in Iraq.
What we are talking about is that the entire invasion was unjustified and against international law.
What we are talking about is that the political leaders responsible for giving the orders for an illegal and unjustified war are directly responsible for the war crimes, atrocities, and even honest accidents that have occurred as a result.
I'm not advocating "throwing the book at a scared kid". I'm saying the entire Bush administration should be shipped
en masse to the Hague to stand trial for war crimes.