It’s a sad story to read: U.S. soldiers charged with murder in Iraq over the deaths of civilians in Haditha. I’m sure, over time, we’re going to read stories about the accused–how they were regular guys, probably loved animals and were solid family people and pillars of their community…or certainly some of them. i’m not excusing their conduct–but I can see how the completely crazy war in Iraq created the conditions for these guys to go off and kill people, if they are found to have done so.

Which made me immediately think of the importance of pushing for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney. For all those who argue that it’s time to move on, I would list the hundreds of thousands of dead and add on the lives of the accused Marines. The president initiated this ugly war. He is the one that needs to be held accountable, as do the grunts who pulled the trigger in Haditha.