"We Should Wait Until It's Complete"

...was the refrain of those in the conservosphere who kneecapped Jack Murtha for speaking out about the tragedy in Haditha. Well, it's pretty much complete, and the results are exactly the same:

Evidence collected on the deaths of 24 Iraqis in Haditha supports accusations that U.S. Marines deliberately shot the civilians, including unarmed women and children, a Pentagon official said Wednesday.

Agents of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service have completed their initial work on the incident last November, but may be asked to probe further as Marine Corps and Navy prosecutors review the evidence and determine whether to recommend criminal charges, according to two Pentagon officials who discussed the matter on condition of anonymity.

The decision on whether to press criminal charges ultimately will be made by the commander of the accused Marines' parent unit, the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton, Calif. That currently is Lt. Gen. John Sattler, but he is scheduled to move to a Pentagon assignment soon; his successor will be Lt. Gen. James Mattis.

The "we should wait" crowd just wants to run out the clock and deny reality until it's too late. Their loyalty is to the war effort rather than truth or justice. Haditha and other massacres have a terrible impact on our global standing, and it's made all the worse when those who defend this tragedy of a war shout down the allegations in a kind of knee-jerk reaction.