tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498840600741973651.post8377338063803613668..comments2023-12-28T10:51:17.330-06:00Comments on Civil War Horror: Book Review: The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics, and Endgame in IraqSean McLachlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09778503397743759469noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498840600741973651.post-76453780314696637022013-02-05T14:09:49.916-06:002013-02-05T14:09:49.916-06:00Thanks for this, Sean. As someone who is paid to ...Thanks for this, Sean. As someone who is paid to think about military law and ethics, I would be very suspicious of anyone who could shrug off Blackwater and Abu Ghraib as being inconsequential. They were systemic abuses, symptomatic of a war fought with cavalier disregard for the Laws of Armed Conflict (LOAC), conducted by neocons who thought it was cool to outsource as much of the fighting as possible. There aren't that many shining stars on the US military side, either. Tom Ricks two books on Iraq would be a helpful counterpoint to West, I suspect. Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.com