Quote: Granted, but there should be at least of modicum of understanding in the world that these were the acts of a few who did not follow their training and do not in any way represent what the US is trying to accomplish in Iraq.
I agree with you totally.
But gettig the world to understand this point is about as easy as getting the people here to understand that the abuse that occured was far than just your average 'hazing'.
And, as you can see in this thread, people are very stubborn in their beliefs and once they see something and reach a conclusion on it, no matter how bad their logic may be, they are very stuck in what they think.