[Steel Wolf]

I'm with you, Tx. I'm glad that Graner has been punished, but not because I feel bad for the Iraqi prisoners. Those inmates were bad people, period. I'd rather have 100 Graners loose in my neighborhood than a single inmate from that wing of the prison.

But that's not the point. Graner and his fool cohorts handed our enemies the world over a stunning propaganda victory; a Tet Offensive without the offensive. The message MUST be sent to the rank and file that this kind of thing will get you crucified. If not, each new event will arm our enemies with new ammunition. It does us no good to win militarily if we keep giving up ground politically and morally.

It's a PR war now. It sucks, but we can very easily lose this war on perception alone.

[AntiGuv]

Those inmates were bad people, period. I'd rather have 100 Graners loose in my neighborhood than a single inmate from that wing of the prison.

People keep alleging these were the "worse of the worse" or whatever, but it's not true. It was a mix. By example, one of them (from the pyramid/forced masturbation) was merely accused of stealing a car, and later released on them having no evidence.

[AntiGuv]

I should say, it's not altogether true (in part, it is - there were some much worse offenders).

[Getsmart64]

"But that's not the point. Graner and his fool cohorts handed our enemies the world over a stunning propaganda victory; a Tet Offensive without the offensive."

No...your 1st amendment free press gave the islamofacists the "victory"...

[Paul_Denton]

It's a PR war now. It sucks, but we can very easily lose this war on perception alone.

That and the MSM that is so eager to exploit such incidents for their own agendas. Just look at Vietnam. A winnable war that got lost due to propaganda alone.