[Eowyn-of-Rohan]

we don't judge our behavior to those of our enemy, we judge our behavior by OUR standards

That's right. Just as long as the rest of the world stops acting as if we are the only ones who should be held accountable for, and pay dearly for, abuse of prisoners.

[GrandEagle]

the rest of the world stops acting as if ...
I understand and partially share your view. I was watching the demonstrations outside the prison there in Iraq yesterday and couldn't help but wonder if ANYBODY there recognized "the difference" between us and them. I can't think of anywhere in the Arab world where they could have assembled and demonstrated their opposition to the "powers to be".
I suppose though it still all falls back to what stick we use to measure our behavior by.

[twigs]

Some day I'm going to stand before the Judge and he's going to ask me about my heart and my behavior based on His standards. He's not going to ask me what the other guy did. I hate what these people are doing to us as much as anyone, but I'm not called to holiness based on who they are. But I am based on the One who died for my lack of holiness, my sin. And He died for their sins too.