Obama nominee Shinseki did not oppose Iraq war

In an address at the Univ. of Hawaii in 2006, Shinseki was asked why the USA should not be tried for war crimes under the Nuremberg principles. He ducked the question by claiming that the decision for war was a political issue and soldiers were not to go there. But the Nuremberg principles specifically required soldiers and commanders to oppose an illegal war, and soldiers could not evade responsibility just by saying they were following orders.

Obama himself apparently feels likewise. He has never questioned the (il)legality of the Iraq Invasion, nor the overall goal of the USA Empire. His continual support for "U.S. leadership in the world" is a standard euphemism to maintain the Iron Fist of American Military Imperialism. All of his nominees so far has excluded any war opponent; instead, he has pledged to increase the military budget--already 50% of the entire global spending on war-making--to bolster the Pentagon! He has simply used his "charm" & anti-war rhetoric to reap the votes of unwitting political Pollyannas who projected their own misguided wishes on his candidacy. Hence, the reality of the Obama-Soros "Change" is simply "Staying the NeoCON Course"!