I talked to someone who just returned from Iraq and one of the interesting things we discussed was violence being carried out by the insurgents. They are blowing up and killing men, women, children, schools, mosques, residential neighborhoods, etc.. Nothing is off limits. Just a random killing of unarmed civilians. No rules of engagement whatsoever. I am fairly certain the inflated numbers of civilian casualties do not segregate Iraqi civilians killed by collateral damage from U.S. fire as opposed to the murder of civilians by insurgents.
If I walk into a prison, unlock every cell, take away every corrections officers' weapon, then lock everyone inside indefinitely, what will happen?
3000 prisoners will quickly kill the 80 police workers, then begin killing one another until they establish a sort of mini-govt/pecking order.
Should "I" be blamed at all for those 80 dead guards and hundreds of dead inmates? I didn't physically kill anyone. I mean, I *did* put them in a position where death was the most likely outcome, almost to a certainly.
If you see any guilt in me doing this, you should see fault in what the US did by destabilizing their civil defense, destroying the insfrastructure, and then stepping back and watching the events ensue.
