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Hell, I have no sympathy for the dirtbags we have imprisoned over there - none whatsoever. The problem is three-fold though:
1) We are supposed to hold ourselves to a higher standard in the first place. Enough said.
2) Whomever it was taking the pictures should be executed for being JUST THAT DAMN STUPID!!!
3) Probably the most important aspect for folks to consider when assessing the conduct of our "military" personnel over there is that the MPs in question are RESERVISTS - not active duty.
Slice it any way you want, but it does make a huge difference. I know because I am active duty and I have been to Iraq. Not to criticize all Reservists, but Active Duty Soldiers have a higher standard of conduct (I stress USUALLY, before anyone flies off the handle...) when dealing with captured enemy combatants and in combat in general.

The truly bad part of all this is not the humiliation brought to the Iraqi prisoners...the Hussein regime treated his own soldiers worse than we are...it's the huge setback all this is to our entire effort.