Of Course No Officers Were Involved

An aide to Republican Congressman Mike Rogers, U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Christopher R. Brinson, has denied any culpability in the Abu Ghraib Prison torture scandal.  Taking the usual Republican line of no-responsibility, Brinson blames others for the problems at the prison. 

For the record, the enlisted guys are going to prison for the Abu Ghraib abuses.  The officers involved so far have received reprimands for letting their enlisted people get out of control--not for the criminal wrong doing that shocked the world.

Abu Ghraib remains a blotch on our national character.  If we had an honorable officer corps, which we don't, the commanding general of the Army in Iraq would have resigned after apologizing to the President and to the American people because it happened on his watch.  Nowadays, no one in the armed services takes responsibility for anything. 

This shame is going to be on us for a long time to come.  The only way for us to get rid of our shame is to get rid of the Republicans in Congress and impeach Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld and charge them with high crimes and misdemeanors.  A fish rots from the head.

Comments

[Crys]

i fear for this country, i truly do.

we are so ass backwards; our dignity and nobility have flown out the window in pursuit of politicians chasing votes and money and bulging post-term war chests.

these liars and scoundrels will never be impeached. why can't Americans march against this administration like the illegal immigrants marched today in Chicago? where are all the people who care about this country, about our ethics, about our dignity? WHAT IS HAPPENING?

shame, shame, shame.

[Wenchy]

Babe - I have no idea what you are talking about... being at the tip of Africa and all............ so just be happy with hugs and kisses and love to you!!!

[Steve Bates]

No responsibility, indeed. It is more obvious every day that the torture that happened at Abu Ghraib was an implementation of policy, and that policy was formed at the highest levels of our government. This fish is rotting from the very head.

[riannan]

I agree. If they had any honor, someone would be committing hara kiri even as we speak(and I don't mean Scooter Libby).

[wanda]

Houston, my friend, we are so far past the shame that is Abu Ghraib, it's almost like a footnote in the novel of our dessent into these post Constitutional times. What BushCo has done to our country is a shame that will take decades to repair. And that all depends on IF we ever get them out of power.

[Lab Kat]

Please. You think the ANY of the top brass is going to take blame for this. Why, it was a bunch of out-of-control soldiers, yes it was. Funny. I've never known anyone who has been or was in the military who didn't make a move without the okay from upstairs.