The brutal murder of Nicholas Berg is one of the vilest episodes of the war in Iraq. The perpetrators of this heinous act should be hunted down and brought to justice, of that we are all can agree. To ease the pain of family and friends of this young man, this must be investigated to its fullest extent to examine if there is any involvement by the U.S. authorities. We can all put on our tinfoil hats and see this as a conspiracy to cover up the abuse of the Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib but at this time I see it as more of a lack of oversight. To say that this murder could not have been one of the results of the prison abuses is blatantly short-sighted, between the bombing campaigns, the occupation, the Muslim culture, and the apparent lack of caring of the Bush administration, the Iraqi people must feel that they are only slightly better off than if Saddam were still in power.
Dubya could have eased a lot of the tension by doing three very simple acts instead he did exactly the opposite. First, he should have apologized to the Iraqi people and promised them a full accounting of what exactly transpired. Instead he apologized to the Jordanian King. Isn’t that like a rapist saying he is sorry to his victim’s neighbor? Second, he should have demanded Rummy’s resignation immediately as an act of faith to the Iraqi people that such behavior was not to be tolerated and those in command will be held accountable. Yet he goes to the Pentagon and tells us that we owe him a debt of gratitude. Doesn’t that kind of sound like the employees at Enron thanking Kenny Boy Lay for stealing all of their retirements? Third, Chimpboy should have issued a Presidential order demanding a full inquiry into all of the prisons for possible similar abuses, but what does he do, he blames it on a few lowly grunts that weren’t trained or prepared for the job they were doing.
As for Rummy, he should have read the report and acted upon it in January. Instead, he waited for some subordinate to tell him there is a problem. During his testimony in front of congress, he said that if he felt he could not do his job effectively then he would resign. One needs to ask what he has done effectively. He underestimated troop strength, he did not plan for an occupation, he did not address the cost correctly, and he has micro-managed in the wrong areas. If he was a man of character, or if he had any regard for the troops in the field, he would have resigned voluntarily.
And during all of this the OxyContin Kid equated these acts of abuse to a frat house prank. I bet that Rush would be screaming bloody murder if this had happened during the Clinton presidency, but being as it is a Republican administration these were just a bunch of kids blowing off steam. If Limbaugh put as much effort into actually talking about facts as he does defending himself from the persecution he feels by the Palm Beach D.A. maybe some of the Republicans in congress would actually want to know the truth.
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