Reply #5: On the scale of bad things in Iraq, this seems minor [View All]

[Mairead]

Maybe give the guy a reprimand, relieve him, and tell him to put in his papers on Saturday, but not more than that. Think of what cops do and get away with all the time in the US. To single out this one officer seems too much like scapegoating, to me, especially given the ugliness of the situation over there.

We're not really there as benevolent peacekeepers, with 99% of the population on our side, that's a BushCo lie. We're there as invaders and occupiers, and commanders like this guy are in the impossible position of having to pretend that their job is no worse than any small-town police chief in the US.