Personal accountability is for pregnant teens
The headline on this article is beautiful, and scary: Did Bush officials commit war crimes? Maybe, but trials aren’t likely
George W. Bush, at the behest of the American people, launched a war of aggression in violation of international law. He will not stand trial. He will not face censure. The only hope that he will admit to wrongdoing is if he is visited by three ghosts some fine Christmas eve. This is a despicable and disguising fact.
The American people– we who so blithely allowed George W. Bush to take us into war don’t wish to face our own culpability, and thus have demanded that all serious candidates for all offices take the very idea of a war crimes tribunal off the table.
I just hope the black hand of history judges Bush harshly enough to prevent a recurrence of current events. I’d hate for the Bush/Nixon ideas of unlimited presidential power and unconstrained foreign policy to haunt future generations…