DISQUS

I thank you for and agree with your sentiment and apology. Our leadership has not lived up to our ideals and should be held responsible on the world stage and by history.
I must however add to your statements.
While the means are not justified, we can NOT forget some of these operative planned for or directly murdered our friends and family members. Our wrongs do not justify theirs. And while the oily ends may be suspect, our troops are attempting to provide the citizenry with a safe, stable environment to raise their children and live their lives. No more or less than we want, and are fighting for in our electoral process. And while our rhetoric may be derisive the threats, torture and murder of Iraqi's by their own people is reprehensible.