Staff Sgt. Robert Bales has pleaded guilty to killing sixteen civilians in Afghanistan, including women and children. My question is this: Since the whole war was and is a criminal, immoral act of the U.S. military, when will Bush, Obama, the instigators of the war, the members of Congress who funded and continue to fund the war, the supporters of troop surges, and the soldiers who do the killing for the government plead guilty? Oh, never mind, they will never be charged.

I am, of course, in no way excusing the actions of Sgt. Bales.

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