Haditha, and the dogs of war

If you take any group of people, arm them, scare them to the point of paranoia by throwing bombs, and firing guns at them, and you are going to get people killed. More often, innocent bystanders, than any of the perpetrators of the violence. It is going to happen. it will always happen. Only fools believe that it won’t happen, and only cowards cover it up. Mix that up with civilian control of the war and you will get massacres and coverups. There is no reason, and no reasonability in war, only raw uncontrolled emotions. The worst kind of emotions, hate, anger and fear. The same ones the GOP is fond of cultivating in the general population. And it unsustainable, and uncontainable, it will explode.

That’s just one of the Dogs Shakespeare refers to “Cry ‘HAVOC’ and let slip the dogs of war!”

It’s one of the reasons War should always be the LAST resort of Politician’s and not the first one. And should never be unleashed by someone who has never been in a war.