Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Stop Hiding Behind The Troops
I'm beginning to like that Wes Clark guy more and more lately. His latest idea: A drive he calls "Stop Blaming The Troops", and which I call "Stop Hiding Behind The Troops". Here's the deal: The people being punished for the atrocities at Abu Ghraib and elsewhere are just the low-hanging fruit, the subordinates who were acting on orders from above, and/or from shadowy quasi-civilian "contractors". Let's go after the people who issued the orders in the first place.
Told ya so.
He's still a political novice, still thinks too much in terms of hard power rather than soft, still hasn't developed a big vision. And I'm always leery of putting military commanders in charge. They rarely have enough patience.
But he's one of the few leaders the Dems have.
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