The left wants the alleged massacre of civilians at Haditha in Iraq’s Anbar province to become a new My Lai. They intend for it to discredit the American effort in Iraq just as the actions of troops under Lt Calley in a village in Vietnam nearly forty years ago undermined the war effort in Vietnam.
What actually happened in Haditha? So far we don’t know. So far we understand that Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, First Marines were hit by an improvised explosive device and then “went on an hours-long killing spree to revenge their comrade's death, leaving about twenty-four men, women and children dead.”
As Jed Babbin writes:
Navy and Marine Corps investigators are at work, and other reports indicate that at least three Marine officers, including the battalion and company commanders, have been relieved of duty. It's also reported that more than one enlisted man has been detained pending charges about to be brought.
Obviously liberals and Democrats, let alone Al Jazeera, want to exploit the incident for all it’s worth.
[Rep. John] Murtha, on ABC's "This Week," said, "Who covered it up, why did they cover it up, why did they wait so long?" He's not only ready to condemn the Marines, but all their leaders.
Democrats had better hope that this attack on our nation’s armed services pays off for them with coverups and massacres as far as the eye can see. Because if not it could taint them as enemies of our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines for another generation.
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