[CasearianDaoist]

Well with all due respect (and I mean that) I think that you response is complete hogwash. It accomplishes nothing to go in there an slaughter 15,000 civilians, "innocent" or not. The insurgents on the ground know just how well we did there and how crafty wasthe USMC (my alma mater) reponse. We could care less about the Arabs street in Cairo thinks about this at the moment. The rest of Iraq thinks that these people are a bunch of crooks. This town is the equivalent of Bed-Sty or the South Bronx. And it is only a neighborhood in this town. You need to get a grip and calm down - you are overreacting, panicking and playing into the hands of the media. This is an exact replay of what they tried during Vietnam. Hersh is going to try to create another My Lia out of this "toture" business, just wait and see. People on FR should know better. Get a grip.

[expatguy]

I acknowledge your respect and grant you the same.

My area of expertise is that I have lived and worked in a Muslim country for over 20 years. I speak, read and write their language. I understand what they think and how they view this.

You can be well assured that I am not simply going to rely on the liberal media or CNN. In many cases I get my information straight from the source, and that is muslims themselves.

[lentulusgracchus]

Hersh is going to try to create another My Lia out of this "toture" business, just wait and see.

You were an hour and 20 min. late with your post -- he was already doing it on McNeil/Smartass this evening. Fortunately, the other guy on the interview was a Marine JAG officer who knew his stuff and could redirect Hersh when he predictably wanted to climb the ladder and put a nekkid-people interrogation guidance memo on Bush's desk.

[proud American in Canada]

"It accomplishes nothing to go in there and slaughter 15,000 civilians, "innocent" or not,"

Thank you for such an insightful post.

I would love to have your opinion about the possibility of GW speaking to the Iraqis on this whole prison humiliation mess.

Personally, and I've been posting on it this weekend, I think it might go a long way to mitigate the damage done. Or at least some way. And I think something more must be done than Larry King appearances or other news sound bites.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1128894/posts?page=96#96