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Like many others who have posted here already, I'd like to see the whole Bushevik junta tried for war crimes, convicted, and very publicly given what's coming to them. I am thoroughly disgusted with these people and it would make me feel good to see them pay for what they've done to my country. But this alone isn't the reason. Putting BushCo behind bars (at the very least) would serve as a warning to any future would-be fascists that while they might defer their day of reckoning while in power their day will come eventually. It would also help restore some of the moral standing the US enjoyed in the pre-Bush years, though electing Obama was a very good start.
Alas it ain't never gonna happen. Impeachment is "off the table" as Pelosi put it because too much went on under that table. A lot of devil's bargains were struck under the Bush junta. If we started holding our leadership responsible for their nefarious deeds too many have too much to fear. The collateral damage would leave few standing. Neither the public nor Congress has the stomach for this.
