“That’s our war criminal.”

Fun fact. I came into adulthood as Bush and Cheney committed war crimes and nothing was done. They were not held accountable. Anyone remember Kissinger? Yeah, it was a hard lesson to learn as a young adult, but it made me realize we don’t hold ourselves accountable. Ever.

The way I likened it at the time and it’s still true was that if Bush and Cheney had done what they did for some other country, we would have invaded to stop them. But when we do it, “That’s our war criminal. It’s fine.”

When it reality, that should be backwards. We should always hold ourselves accountable first. We should always be striving to keep our house in order. To not do so, and then point fingers at another nation, is hypocrisy.