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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Thats why you have oversite in congress. The president can't unitarily approve illegal operations. As a citizen you have a right to go to your governmental representative. There are avenues for fighting within your chain that don't allow you to vomit up thousands of documents.
And to be perfectly clear, in terms of things like civillian casualties and other odious areas, thats why the Military does have its own investigative system and justice system. thats why there's a chain of command, and thats why there's options for reporting acts that you might feel are questionable or illegal.
To me it doesn't sound like the leaker pursued any of this. It sounds like he just decided to upload documents.
If thats the case then this guy is certainly in the wrong. I'll change my mind on him if its proven that he went as far as he could in the system and received no satisfaction.
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Since the Iraq war era began, I'm hard pressed to find any examples of the government and military accountability that you (rightly) suggest is part of the process.
My view is that it's clear these institutions have currently failed the US public over the last decade. I see no reason for the populace to remain affixed to a framework that is not functioning.