[GreatOne]

I've been listening to Rush since about 1990, and was really surprised at his comments about this. There is absolutley no defense for what occurred there. I can understand "softening them up" for interrogation, but making these prisoners strip and then stacking them up, with these military personnel posing like idiots is way, way, way, over the line. These are the type of statements that Rush has been able to avoid making over his years, because they do damage to his credibility at being simply an administration shill, instead of a conservative commentator.

[quidnunc]

Rush is a very good communicator and is very entertaining, but he's no intellectual, that's for sure.

[Anti-Bush Hater]

First of all they are clearly taken out of context.

He was talking about the photos of a pile ofIraqi prisoners huddled on one another. This before the allegations(probably false because they come Batthist terrorist and other prisoner types)of rape and stuff came out.

What he said looked true from the pictures first released.

Prankish and not really that inflammatory.

[Voice in your head]

This story was publicized in the Army Times back in January or February. It has been investigated since January and criminal charges have been in the works. The release of these pictures (aka evidence) did not expose this story, rather it just changed it. This was being handled by the appropriate authorities in the appropriate manner, until some treasonous piece of feces leaked the photos to the press. Now, the Arab world can hold up a picture for their illiterate masses of puppets to look at in horror and outrage. The scum who leaked these pictures to the press should be fed alive to wild dogs. The slime at CBS should be crucified. Other than that, I have no strong opinions on this topic.

[holdonnow]

Rush didn't defend this, he said this has been taken completely out of context, and he's right. The same people who opposed us liberating 25 million Iraqis, who barely say a word about the mass graves, are now offended by this. Don't be a dupe.

[blarneystone]

I've been a listener for many years too. He's fun to listen to...but he was wrong to come across as defending those actions. Now that the Washington Post is reporting some pictures and videotape involving rape, how is he going to defend that?

[A CA Guy]

He was referring to the current pictures out there which are of sexual humiliation, not torture.

Taking an eye out with a spoon, dismemberment or cassettes of Hillary reading her book would be real torture.

Now what might be coming could be bad stuff though.

[F16Fighter]

"I can understand 'softening them up' for interrogation, but making these prisoners strip and then stacking them up, with these military personnel posing like idiots is way, way, way, over the line. These are the type of statements that Rush has been able to avoid making over his years, because they do damage to his credibility at being simply an administration shill, instead of a conservative commentator."

I for one am amazed this story has the legs it does -- it IS a freakin' war afterall with over 200,000 American troops working 24/7 for over a year. Were there going to be a few unpleasant anomalies? Yeah. Am I upset a few murderous Iraqi prisoners were "abused"? Not really...

As to Rush, he's been running on 12 cylinders and dissecting, disseminating and analyzing world and national ussues from soup-to-nuts, and yet you demand a Grand Slam at every single at bat? Gimme a break.

The guy's a conservative warrior -- plain and simple.

Without Limbaugh, the GOP folds like a cheap camera, and with it -- conservatism.

[BlazingArizona]

There is absolutley no defense for what occurred there. I can understand "softening them up" for interrogation, but making these prisoners strip and then stacking them up, with these military personnel posing like idiots is way, way, way, over the line.

Certainly, but you can't compare what went on in these pictures with hiding behind women and children to pick off Americans who are trying to rebuild power stations and restore food distribution. Jihadists are learning the hard way that if you don't want to be subjected to degrading treatment, don't pick on Americans - not in New York, and not in Iraq.