No one. Great folks, one could, can, and has trusted their life to. No one better.

And, if a person is "good" 99% of the time, does that excuse the 1% of the time he may be robbing banks, mugging little old ladies, clobbering his spouse, or whatever? Obviously not, the one does not excuse the other.

The problem, it seems to me, is a "both - and", not "either - or". The US in Iraq has had some noble objectives AND behaved in a less-than-noble manner.

We don't, maybe unfortunately, get to put some books in a library and then use unnecessary force against an innocent person, add a computer and beat up another guy, treat a wounded child in a clinic and then lead his father around naked on a leash.

And left alone, the US soldier is one of the kindest, most thoughtful folks in the world.

Not left alone, with pressure from superiors, it can be different.

Arf