while not coming right out and accusing people who are appalled by the torture of being unpatriotic... the GOP choir is laying the groundwork to link those who are appalled with ..."making America's enemies' case for them..."
I've heard this several times in the past couple of weeks - almost verbatim, most recently on CNN's Capital Gang
http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0405/08/cg.00.html
O'BEIRNE: There are an awful lot of people making America's enemies' case for them. For Nancy Pelosi to accuse the military of a cover-up, which is exactly what our enemies would like to think is the case, or that this is more widespread or it goes up the chain of command, is completely irresponsible. There is no evidence of that.I for one, think that this is systemic, that the command pretty much looked the other way. Although there were reports filed, these were just shuffeled in with other reports and not "fast-tracked" in order to cover their butts should there be a news story.
I think it is happening in more than one prison in one country. I also think that the guards were under direction to do it and were given "suggestions" on how to "soften up" the prisoners.
bush* is pulling a Sgt. Shultz -- "I know nothing...."
If he didn't know why didn't he know it. Amazing what he doesn't know, isn't it?
** 9-11 --- I didn't know, and blames it on FBI
** WMDs don't exist --- I didn't know, and blames it on CIA
** Iraq Prison Torture --- I didn't know, and blames it on a few bad doers
one think is very clear -- bush doesn't know how to take responsibility