[lbo-talk] Seymour Hersh: There has never been an American army as violent and murderous as the one in Iraq

[B.]

Wow, Sy Hersh rushes to World Burns to Death's
defense. But, like Doug asked, "Why not blame civilian
bosses instead"?

Over *600,000* dead in Iraq because of the US, right? 

Just following orders,

-B.

Bryan Atinsky wrote:

From: http://www.mcgilldaily.com/view.php?aid=5450

“There has never been an American army as violent and
murderous as the one in Iraq”

Pulitzer-winning investigative journalist Seymour
Hersh slams Bush at McGill address

[...]

If Americans knew the full extent of U.S. criminal
conduct, they would receive returning Iraqi veterans
as they did Vietnam veterans, Hersh said.

“In Vietnam, our soldiers came back and they were
reviled as baby killers, in shame and humiliation,” he
said. “It isn’t happening now, but I will tell you –
there has never been an [American] army as violent and
murderous as our army has been in Iraq.”