[mudblood]

"Rush is wrong to attempt to sweep this under the rug."

Sweeping it under the rug? Nope. He was putting it into perspective - something that is lacking in this case. I don't think they were scum - they were softening the prisoners up for intelligence gathering (or getting it outright). The only mistake here was the photographing of it. If we photographed every America-related act of torture, humiliation, or discomforting of terrorists and their allies and then put it on prime-time, France, Germany and CANADA would simultaneously explode from the sheer horror if it. On second thought, maybe we should do that...get rid of 3 enemies in 1 blow.

[k2blader]

If "the only mistake [the soldiers did] here was the photographing of it":

Why were they removed from duty, and why are they facing charges or reprimands?

Why did President Bush say:
"I share a deep disgust that those prisoners were treated the way they were treated. Their treatment does not reflect the nature of the American people. That's not the way we do things in America." ?

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Why is President Bush interested in "strong actions and steps that the military is taking to address matters in the prison system in Iraq and prevent prisoner abuse" ?

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Why did Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld say:
"The actions of the soldiers in those photographs are totally unacceptable and un-American. Any who engaged in such action let down their comrades who serve honorably each day and they let down their country." ?

Why did Secretary of State Colin Powell say:
"I can assure you that no stone will be left unturned to make sure that justice is done and to make sure that nothing like this ever happens again." ?

Why did National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice say:
"The president has told the secretary of defense that he expects people to be held accountable, and that he wants, too, to know that this is not a systemic problem. In other words, quite apart from the specific cases of those particular photographs, Americans do not dehumanize other people. That is not why we're in Iraq. We're in Iraq to liberate a people, to help them." ?

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