Should we have an inquiry into people/children killed because of our involvement

[donnashuggy]

in the Iraq war?

This is what a lot of people are saying and rightly so I guess.

[para-sights]

We were talking about this at work the other day and the more we expanded on civilian deaths and living under those conditions the  reality of the horrors started to unerve us all. Someone offered a fairly simplistic and banal anology that strangely did make sense - It's like cops needing to get to a gunman in the city by shooting 20 innocent by-standers nearby.

[twinkles**stars]

Only this war? What about all the other wars where people / children have been killed?

[fourandsixpants]

If this is a proposal then I suggest we have an inquiry into all previous wars with the same agenda....WW1, WW2, Korean, Vietnam.......well, where would we stop? The powers to be will always justify the reason behind each 'war' in the first place and the participants will usually do same.....otherwise everyone would have to admit that they have participated in, been party to and witnessed mass murder.

The nasty raw truth I'm afraid.

[kennedia_nigricans]

it's gods fault.

why on earth did he put the oil into the infidels lands?

[icyfroth]

I think an enquiry into why the US is involved in the Middle East and by association, Australia, would be more appropriate.

[spotweldersfriend]

Drone attacks and Pine Gap.Judicial enquiry please Tony.

[***super_nova***]

I have always wondered why did Australians feel they need to get involved in WW1, WW2 was obvious - we were being attacked & threatened.  Korea & Vietnam were iffy, but Iraq was invaded totally under false pretences and both Bush & Blair knew it.  Whether they told Howard I would not want to be guessing.  I would like to see Bush&co and Blair facing international court though.