Should the Bush Administration be held responsible for Al Qaeda in Iraq's attacks in Iraq?

[ck4829]

I've scoured the Fourth Geneva Convention looking for the answer, but I was not able to find it.

http://www.icrc.org/ihl.nsf/FULL/380?OpenDocument

This Geneva Convention ensures protection of civilians in a time of war and in occupied territories, the US would be the Occupying Power, it is ultimately responsible for the protection of civilians in Iraq.

The US basically opened the door to Iraq and Al Qaeda's proxy came right on it. On a micro-scale, if you hold the door open for a burglar to go into in a house that is not yours, then that makes you as culpable as the burglar.

If the authors of the Fourth Geneva Convention saw what was going on in Iraq today, do you think they would say that the Occupying Power has some blame to bear as any third party does that invades and starts attacking and the Occupying Power never deals with it in the right way?

[mmonk]

1. Yes.

Before the invasion, that group wasn't even named that. But it only accounts for 5% of the insurgency. That's why I don't like dems to use that terminology that much (I get suspicious they are in on the misinformation).

[NI4NI]

2. just like the Pukes blame Clinton for the Cole and the US Embassy attacks n/t