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In reply to the discussion: Bless Chris Hedges! [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)No sane person would even consider allowing war criminals to go free. But it is not unusual for this happen, it happened in South America and elsewhere, but now decades later, some of those war criminals who escaped justice are finally getting what they deserve.
The problem is the victims never forget, nor do their loved or other people of conscience.
Nixon was not above the law. True he never was tried, but he he was disgraced and for a lot less than the Bush gang are responsible for.
So it is not a fantasy that US Officials can and should be held accountable for crimes. That is our system, unless you think everything this country claims to stand for is a fantasy.
When a country does not take care of its own criminals, other countries will. As of now, three countries are preparing to prosecute Bush era war criminals. It's a shame we did not do it ourselves.