Integrity

In the Navy, I understand, if a ship runs aground the captain loses his command. There's no discussion of fault. There are no extenuating circumstances. The captain has command, and the buck stops there. Period.

So what happens when the ship is a wartime prison and it runs aground on the shoals of the Geneva Convention? How many months does it take before the buck finds a place to stop? What are the chances that it will stop at the top of the camp command? Or will it stop at the bottom? Why does it take pictures flashed across the world before top brass and bureaucrats acknowledge that there is even an issue?

Is it only the integrity of our ships we care for?

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