Gitmo is just as bad as a Cuban gulag? Do tell. Especially to the Cubanos who have managed to escape the workers paradise. They seem to be of a somewhat... different opinion.
Didn't torture 'til Abu Ghraib? So, during WWI, WWII, Korea and Viet Nam, we never embarassed a POW (sorry, torture to me is beatings, burning slivers under the fingernails, breaking bones and such)? That's fascinating. I'd be even more interested in your take on the Civil War. As I recall, the officers in charge of both sides internment camps were... less than gentlemanly (I do believe the chap who ran Andersonville was hung afterwards).
Of course, that wasn't policy. But wait, neither was Abu Ghraib! And, doggone it if the soldiers who pulled that off didn't get busted.
Actually, an even better discussion would be that the BG in charge didn't get nailed. As I recall, the BG in charge was a female officer. Wonder if THAT came into consideration?
As a comic fan, and a bit of a WWII addict, I think its safe to say that the Greatest Generation's Hero (Captain America) is better represented by the character shown in the 'Ultimate' series. More of a soldier, less the walking, talking ACLU with a flag suit.
For crying out loud, these characters are manifestations of their creators and writers bias! It's a bloody shame their creators/writers don't seem to feel quite as much objection to Islamic Terrorists as they do toward GW Bush and crew, but that's par for the course.
IMHO, of course. Off to work, now...