A war crime is a direct command responsibility. Sadly, the country that is best at deflecting that responsibility is the US and its military, specifically its general officers. Was Abu Grab really the responsibility of seven junior Army reservist NCOs? US general officers confuse the LOW (Laws of War) with the ROL (Rule of Law) and they do it for political purposes. The sad part is it undermines their chances for strategic success. The US Marine Corps Commandant is in all kinds of hot water because he did not follow the UCMJ nor the LOW. Instead he went the political route.

http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/arti...d-IG-complaint

The senior US military leadership is running a political cover up for bad military strategic policy and thinking. Here is yet another example:

http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/...1?sac=fo.local

For any military officer, former, active or retired to place blame on the “lawyers” demonstrates a failure in leadership.