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McFly — (archived)

Still waiting for the first brain-damage case to say something along the lines of "this shows we're no better than Saddam."

I'm sure quite a few already have. Most of us will see through it, though.

But it's still a disappointing episode. Here we are, immersed in some very high-stakes nation building (the kindest assesment), and we've got a handful of true predators on the ground, raping and humiliating people either as some sort of sadistic interrogation tactic, or simply because they get their jollies that way.

In any case, it's an ugly abuse of power and reflects poorly on the US at a time when we can ill afford it. The Arab world is apparently running full-tilt with it, and how on earth could we expect them not to? They're leery of us at the best of times, and those who hate us understand political advantage as well as we do.

I think it's in everyone's best interest--both ours and the Iraqis--to treat this as a serious crime.

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