Could families sue * for wrongful deaths in Iraq?

[Gingergal]

I wonder if some of the families who lost a loved one in Iraq have considered a civil law suit against bush/cheney for sending U.S. troops into war under false pretenses and leading to their loved one's death. If Paula Jones could sue Bill Clinton while President for alleged sexual harrassement, then why not sue the squatter in the white house for the hundreds of U.S. lives lost in a needless war of conquest?

[mike_c]

1. I asked this question some months ago and never really got an answer....

Just a few folks saying things like "military personnel can't sue the president," which misses the point entirely. If it can be shown that shrubya acted irresponsibly, lied to justify invading Iraq, manufactured the evidence, cooked the books, whatever-- then it follows that anyone who died as a result died a wrongful death. Seems logical, but the ambulance chasers don't seem to be circling, so maybe not....

[Gingergal]

3. There has not seem to be the will to look at the war negatively by the

families until now. I started wondering after watching the grief and anger of the families on CSPAN calling to Bring home the troops. Maybe we should look at their website and ask them if they have considered that? When Clinton lied, no one died....

[Gingergal]

2. If O.J. Siimpson could be sued by the family of the woman whose

death he caused, why can't little george be sued by the families of the soldiers whose death he brought on by bringing on a needless war and lying about the immediate danger..

[Gingergal]

4. Morning Kick!

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