This entire business of modern war crimes, as identified by the liberal wings of politics and the media, began in Iraq and has been running downhill ever since.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The steep decline in America's image and standing after 9/11 is a direct reflection of global distaste for the instruments of American hard power: the Iraq invasion, Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib, torture, rendition, Blackwater's killings of Iraqi civilians.
This is all about a media war that continues to rage between the old and new media. Unfortunately for our soldiers, these brave Americans are caught in the crossfire.
The greatest crime since World War II has been U.S. foreign policy.
Some international law specialists compare the invasion of Iraq to the 'crimes against the peace' for which Nazi leaders were indicted at Nuremberg.
Journalism is in fact history on the run.
When war comes, two things happen - profits go way, way up and all perishables go way, way down. There becomes a market for them.
The Iraqi people are living a long-running tragedy because of the legacy of the old regime, the Americans and their actions that are unsuitable for Iraqi society, and the weakness of national resolve.
Iraq is falling apart.
There have been linkages between the Iraqi government and al-Qaeda going back more or less a decade.
The concept of war crimes is an American invention.