April 28"America is the symbol of democracy, but then you have the abuses at Abu Ghraib… The American government took tough measures, and we are doing the same, so where is the problem and why this raucousness?Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki responding to revelations of torture at a secret prison. Sounds like he wants to pursue the same tough measures: hold a few low-ranking folks responsible while the leadership remains unscathed.
This is a perfect example of why you don't break your own laws--even if you say "it's just this once!"
Why? Because other folks will use you as an example to follow.
If we torture, others can point a finger at us and say we did it, so why can't they? If we don't torture, we can point a finger at them and actually have a leg to stand on when we tell them to stop.
As it is now, all we can do is shrug.
If something is banned--that means it should NEVER be done. Not when you do it "for a good reason" or when they do it because we did it.
Time to grow up, kids. War is not a game. Real people are dying and suffering and paying the price *every day* because of our failed leadership in the world.
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