April 15, 2003

Operation Iraqi Freedom UPDATE: Hesiod points out that the U.S.' failure to protect the Iraqi National Museum, while taking great pains to save the oil wells, constitutes a war crime under the Geneva Convention. I wouldn't go that far, since there is no evidence that it was willful on our part, but it does spotlight the shortsightedness of much of the war planning by both the Administration and the Pentagon. Remember, the military victory was supposed to be the easy part.
OOPS: Philosopher David ("Smilin' Jr.") Johnson reminds me that it was the Hague Convention that was violated, so it was a mere violation of international law, not a war crime. Whew.

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