IF lessons are learned AND applied, it could happen.

The old pendulum. It is always excesses which lead to reform. The CIA got completely out of hand, was reined in, and then turned loose again.

What would have to happen is for the military to get honest, do the military work, not subcontract it, use force levels adequate to the task regardless of political consequences (or not do it if being honest wouldn't lead to support), and put some accountability back into the actions.

Some of that could happen. Not all. Don't see honesty coming from this group, but maybe limited accountability.

And an end to jailing innocent people, brutality, etc. There has to be some outside review, some criteria for holding people.

Because this was the "Patriot Act" in action. Just in Iraq, so far.

Gotta change.

Arf