Another view of Haditha

This month's Atlantic includes "The Road to Haditha" by Bing West. The article gives some background about the troops accused of the massacre and urges the reader to resist the temptation to damn the troops.

However, West is not as patient with the high command. He blasts Bremer & Co. for failing to use the recognized tactics of counterinsurgency, the unwillingness to ask for more troops, the swift redployment of troops from Haditha to Fallujah. He calls for the imposition of martial law, placing the police under the control of the Iraqi army, the willingness to admit mistakes and an attempt to correct them.