The End of the Line?

Here's what the Arab media are saying about the shocking abuse of Iraqi detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison:

Sadly they are exactly right. These atrocities have revealed an occupation that is bereft of moral values and one that -- far from representing U.S. ideals -- looks a lot like what America has been fighting against. If the global war on terror is a battle against what President Bush calls "the evil doers," people now have to recognize that the enemy is us.

In other cultures, leading politicans and generals would long ago have resigned out of shame. Yet we're taking the approach of prosecuting a handful of young reservists, thrown into guard duty with no training, without forcing anyone higher up the chain of command to accept responsibility. It's a moral challenge America is failing.

 Posted by glenn