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And those bad soldiers had commanding officers, who had commanding officers, all the way up the chain to Rumsfeld and Bush. Something this heinous should have been first stopped by the immediate commanding officers, and the info should have shot up the chain right to the top. It didn't. So it's not just a few "bad soldiers" it's also the C-O's who either ignored it or covered it up.

And there's a mistake being made about the anger toward the beheading. We have to remember the culture we're dealing with here. This is a culture that cuts off your hand if you're caught stealing. It's a culture where it is not unheard of for people to be punished for the crimes of their relatives.

And now they watch Americans torturing their own people. What reaction did you expect? They're gonna be pissed off - doubly so because we marched in there shouting to the world how wonderful we are and how morally sound we are and how nice, respectful, and mindful of human rights we were. And then our people do something like this? Exactly what do you THINK Iraqis are going to feel about that?