Originally posted by 99blacksesport: How many Americans were beaten, tortured, burned alive, strung out on bridges, decapitated, the list goes on of the atrocities done to us. I ask, where is the outrage over that?!?!
I must agree with that comment. It is odd that the American media is more concerned with the prison situation than with acts committed by the enemy.
Terrorist aligned against the West (and Israel, which they are going to hate anyway and which they are going to lump in with us no matter what we do, remember that religion plays a huge role in this) are the enemy, right?
I found it odd that the same weekend that the story broke, and CBS broadcast the graphic photos, that I could not find ANY photos or video in the American media of the murder of a pregnant Jewish woman and her four children by Palastinian terrorists. A witness described that her car was shot up until she stopped, the gunmen approached, shot each of children in the head, then shot the pregnant woman IN THE BELLY, then shot her in the head.
I find that more repulsive than the prison abuse. I would like to see equal coverage. It would seem that the media does not want you to know the nature of the enemy. They are careful not to shock us with their behavior. I really do not know why not, or understand it. Even a partisan must be shocked at such an act of murder. I hope that we are not numb to the fact that this was not the first nor the last such act.
While we must be made aware of the scandal, I believe that this overriding concern about the prison abuse has more to do with an effort to beat Bush and place doubt on the war effort than to bring to light these abusive acts. The fact is, these acts were committed by a very small faction of troops. It should be dealt with, and harshly. We should condemn it, prosecute the offenders, fix the situation, and move on. But there is no logical reason for the way the media and some politicains are handling this, except for a partisan reason.
Do not interpret this as the comments of a Bush supporter. While I am likely to choose Bush over Kerry, I do not approve of the way we are handling the war. I cannot believe we gave control of Fallujah to a former Iraqi general, a high-ranking Bathist! I cannot believe that we have let our active forces, in a time of global strife, slip to such a point that Reservists and the Guard are handling a very high percentage of the duties in Iraq. I guess we can blame Rumsfeld and his smaller, quicker responding military for that one.
The sad fact is, the media won't show you the truth, the Democrats won't tell you the truth, and the Republicans are afraid to let out the truth.
I fear the situation we face is going to get much worse before it gets any better.
