I am profoundly disappointed in President Bush for his failure to defend the Marines accused of shooting Iraqi civilians. He has the perfect opportunity during his Baghdad visit to remind the press that our Marines, soldiers, and airmen are entitled to the same standard of innocence as any of the media darlings accused of committing any number of crimes. He should have stood up for them. As president, he has ordered these men into harm’s way and the least he could have done was come to their defense in the light of Senator Murtha and others rhetoric-filled rush to judgment.

Shame on you, Mr. President.