Cables Reveal 2006 Summary Execution of Civilian Family in Iraq

at what price is freedom worth? the lives of millions?

reply to post by Avianan


Since when has the war in Iraq been about freedom? I don't recall any Iraqi's attempting to take any of my freedoms.

reply to post by Taupin Desciple


Sad though it is, I find myself agreening with pretty much everything you say. However - for me this is why Wikileaks is so important, because it has got this debate out into the open. There may be nothing Jo Public can do about it (Although I am not so sure I completely agree with that) but at least he now knows.

If stories like this can cause people to just stop and think for a moment, then that is effecct enough for now. It will be remebered. Who knows what effect it may have in the long run?

Originally posted by MaxSteiner
Has any US soldier been held accountable for their crimes in the last 20 years?
Because I can't think of a single one.

Eh, delete my post. Someone already schooled him.

Originally posted by Avianan
at what price is freedom worth? the lives of millions?

What does "freedom" have to do with any of this?

Who's freedom? Not ours; not theirs. War for a cause is bad enough, but war without reason is simply murder on a grand scale; not worth losing even a single life.

It's clear that no one cares what's happens as long as it doesn't effect them.

This story will quickly be forgotten, I'm sure...