Can the United States or Israel investigate the very war crimes that they have been accused of commiting? Ret. General James Cullen says that it’s best if the country accused of wrongdoing takes responsibility for its actions. In the event that they don’t international action is the next step.

Cullen was present when Obama singed the order to close Guantanamo and says that it sends a clear message. But what about past abuses and the US invasion of Iraq itself? Will the country’s leaders be held accountable?

On GRITtv Ret. General James Cullen, Matthew Alexander, the author of How to Break a Terrorist, and Katherine Gallagher of the Center for Constitutional Rights discuss what the options are for prosecuting war crimes.