Outraged by Abuse -- And by Reaction to Abuse

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Outraged by Abuse -- And by Reaction to Abuse

Sunday, May 9, 2004

Abuse not equivalent to Hussein's tortures

Regardless of one's sentiment concerning the United States' involvement in the current Iraq war, the controversy and world outrage now surrounding the treatment of Iraqi prisoners of war by U.S. troops has been overstated.

Before a minority of our troops abused and humiliated the prisoners -- to the degree of a fraternity hazing -- the Iraqi government utilized the infamous and feared Abu Ghraib compound as a torture chamber. Our troops threatene...

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