Why all of us are war criminals

Why all of us are war criminals

Who is the war party, who threatened and goaded the government into launching Iraq War III, now including Syria?

The war party includes the president, who caved into the threats and lies of the war party that he was weak and endangering America. He knows his killing of thousands with airstrikes will fail but it buys him time till he can pass off the senseless slaughter to his successor, likely HRC, who never met a criminal intervention she didn't love.

And every GOP presidential aspirant, save possibly Rand Paul, who lusts for control of our killing implements. Sadly, even Rand is distancing himself from his incorruptible, anti-war father.

And, Congress, most of whose 535 members either love war and are too cowardly to tell the truth and oppose it.

Also, the fawning corporate media, especially the giants: NY Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, NBC, CBS, ABC and all of cable news. They're all in bed with and compose much of the war party in ginning up new killing fields for American bombers.

And the American people, hopelessly uninformed and uncaring as long as the gravy train of obscene wealth extracted from our dying planet and the backs of the poor holds out.

Who's your daddy, criminal war? Just about everyone.

Walt Zlotow

Glen Ellyn