Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. If the military forces of other countries treated U.S. prisoners in an inhumane manner, Americans would cry out loud and clear. And, how would our own government react in such a situation?
But, how do Americans act when the tables are turned? Well, let's take a look.
Read this story from the BBC about the court martial of the only US Army officer charged of abusing prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison.
When the story of Iraqi prisoner abuse by U.S. military personnel first broke, there was an upsurge in negative public opinion throughout the United States. After awhile, it died down and seemed to be forgotten. That is unforgivable.
If this type of situation involved United States soldiers being abused by the troops of another country, American citizens, along with the politicians and the President, would be clamoring for immediate justice of all involved, including the foreign head of state. Oh, I guess it's all right in the eyes of many Americans for the United States to remove a foreign government CEO, e.g. Saddam Hussein, but apparently that same rule does not operate in reverse according to those folks. And, it's a good thing for all of us that we would not tolerate another country intervening in our country's affairs!!
Well, if we play that kind of game, the least we can do is self-police our own government. In our country, do we not hold the CEO responsible in private industry when there is mismanagement, wrong-doing, and illegal inactivities? Shouldn't that same principle hold true with the United States military? Who is the Commander-in-Chief of all United States Armed Forces? You got it - George W. Bush. It is he who should be held responsible. It is he who should face a court martial. It is he, George W. Bush, who should step down from his position as the Commander-in-Chief and as the President of the United States of America --- in disgrace!
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