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Each of the incidents referred to above differs in scale and character. I did not compare them, I merely included them in the same sentence. (Each would meet the criteria of the Rome Treaty regarding war crimes/crimes against humanity - they have that much in common.) Given the fallout of...

Please review the previous posts. The issue was raised in the context of whether Canada should place its dirty little secrets in museums or quietly forget about them. My Lai was mentioned - and nobody ever claimed that the US was alone in having blots on its historical escutcheon. Let us indeed...

A couple of points: First, my initial post simply noted an anomaly in the War Museum's policy on "Canadians in foreign wars" - one got in, the other didn't. Any comment? Second, any remarks about My Lai do not reflect on the overwhelming majority of US service personnel who have fought...

48 Highrs - Please re-read my post carefully. If you are talking about the two times I think you are talking about, Canada went to war. Canadians, also and by exception, fought with allied units and formations, with the authority of the Canadian government. That is not fighting in a foreign war...

I am sorry that is appears anti-American either to wonder why Canadians would volunteer to fight in a foreign war, or to highlight some recent problems - which most US service personnel I have spoken with also find deeply repugnant.  Michael Ignatieff and I both know that there is some risk in...

The Americans have indeed neglected to feature My Lai in their museums and in their recollections of Vietnam. The result of this neglect may arguably include Guantanamo Bay, Abu Graib, and other recent violations of the Law of Armed Conflict. And the result of that has arguably been a decline in...

Not getting a lot of sympathy here, are we? If the recruiters somewhere along the line failed to mention the social obligations of the job, I suppose you can pin it on them, if it makes you feel better. Meanwhile, the profession of arms is a profession - and most other professions include...

However, theft happened - and the guilty were not always caught - when I joined 25 years ago, so I am not convinced that the "old army" was better. I have worked in groups/lived in barracks where I trusted everyone - and some where I did not.