Lawmaker: Marines deliberately killed Iraqis - Conflict in Iraq - MSNBC.com

May God have mercy on us.

But no one should hold the Marines responsible. They wouldn't be in Babylon, and subject to the kinds of stresses and trauma of war, unless a certain cabal of oilmen sent them there.

The chess players are responsible, not the unfortunate pawns. When good human beings stare long enough into the abyss, eventually they see the abyss staring back at them.