Good question. In principle, victims should sue those who authorize and perpetrate the offense not innocent taxpayers. I realize that no collection of officials have enough personal assets to repair Iraq's society.

I hate to sign something with such misstatements and bad proposals. Too bad there's no place to note exceptions.

The petition also blames the US govt for exacerbating 'sectarian tensions' by supporting the present Iraqi govt. This is tosh; the divisions run very, very deep; the current Iraqi govt is essentially a bystander. In short, even these 'internationalists' regard non-Americans as puppets, with no will or history of their own. No matter. JUST GO!!!

Sorry, I trimmed the wrong extra post by Shenoy. Sheldon Richmond responded:

I hate to sign something with such misstatements and bad proposals. Too bad there's no place to note exceptions.

Hmm....I didn't notice that.

Should a principled libertarian object to reparations paid by, say, a city to the victims of an improper police search?

I note that long-time libertarian Less Antman has signed the petition as number 3052.