Information has been released that the US military is paying Iraqi civilians compensation for “accidental” loss of life. They call this “condolence” payment and this is capped at $2500 which is offered without admission of guilt or fault.
Now I suppose for those receiving money for loosing a family member in an illegal invasion is better than nothing, but who allowed for this to happen in the first place? Why are the politicians responsible for this invasion not being held accountable? They were the ones who gave the orders to invade Iraq and Afghanistan. They might have acted on incorrect intelligence data, but they decided to drop bombs, launch missiles while the UN requested more time looking for the weapons of mass destruction.
They decided to act fast; not waiting another week or two and the result of their actions meant the death of thousands of civilians just from the initial invasion. These compensations are not being paid to the people of Iraq who lost their family members during the time when thousands of high altitude bombs and missiles rained on their land.
The compensations are only being paid to recent events, for example when the US military mistakenly opened fire on a car and discovered the car was transporting women and children, killing and maiming them as a result. So if the US military is paying compensation to admit their mistakes (unofficially), when will we see the likes of GW Bush and Tony Blair appear before an International court to defend their aggressive military actions?
We have seen Sadam Hussein appear in such a court. He was found guilty for killing 148 civilian men and boys in Dujail. He was found guilty by this court and sentence to death by hanging. So it appears there is a measure in place to treat dictators and war criminals for their evil acts. Then why are people like GW Bush and Tony Blair not appearing before this court to be tried for lying to the world and for killing thousands of civilian people?
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