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HarmlessRabbit... I did not say anything about the actions of the US soldiers. I merely stated that the insurgents in Iraq aren't suddenly going to mistreat US captives because of these pictures - they were mistreating captives *before* this news broke.
As for my comments about Muslims: I am not racist, nor xenophobic, and am rather insulted by such a label. I was pointing out that Muslim militants tend to hate Americans and Jews, and will generally not treat them well. I certainly do not want to expand this comment to include *all* Muslims, as you seem to think I do.
However, I would ask you to take a look at prison conditions in most Muslim countries worldwide; I expect you to see treatment of detainees that is much worse than anything these "evil" Americans did. (And no, I'm not saying that this somehow makes their actions acceptable.)
Here's something to think about: do you believe that the common Muslim will suddenly start hating the US because of these actions? I'd say there's two groups: 1) those who hate the US anyway, who will see these actions as just another example of the US being evil; 2) those who do not hate the US, who will see this as terrible, but as a small incident, which (if investigated properly) won't matter in the long run.
Another thought: if people do see these actions as indicative of the actions of *all* Americans, what's the difference between that, and Westerners seeing Al-Qaida's actions as indicative of the actions of *all* Muslims? Or is generalization only allowed if it's your side doing it?
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