I think it was at least accpeted by the higher officers.

And don´t give me that “they probably were in a fight just before …. ” They were working a prison guards – period. I doubt these US soldiers did see real combat for weeks or months. For me thsi is typical REM behavior – play cool with your prisoners so that you have something cool to show when you get home. .

There is NO doubt that some of the reason behind this was because of the FACT that these guys were trying to kill Americans. ThAT fact makes it very esy for idiots to justify such disgusting acts. You are both missing my point–I’m trying to give an insight to the reasons, NOT to justify it.

It’s like a trophy, of some sorts. Some people posed with Iraqis, holding up signs saying “Thank you Lt.smith!”, Some posed holding up signs saying “LT. Smith killed my Dad!”(Not sure if that was proven to be a hoax or not, there were several GOOD photos circulating, all with different messages). Some posed with pictures of Iraqi prisoners being put in humilitaing poses.

There are going to be a$$HOLES in the military–I know one or two.
MOST don’t do this sort of stuff, Very few of them do. However, just like anything else, only the new is reported, and NOT commiting horrible and cruel acts of humiliation of prisoners is not news, but pictures of the humiliation IS news. And it is embarassing to me, to the military, and I’m SURE it’s embarassing to the President, who RELIES on the image of the US military to help his cause. So much so, he’s going on Arab TV today.

We’re hoping to give the Arab world a good impression with the conduct of the forces in Iraq. I doubt ANYTHING could have hurt that more than those jackasses that did this to the prisoners. Even if they didn’t hurt them, but simply took pictures of them, for whatever reason, they should have known that it WOULD LOOK REALLY BAD TO MUSLIMS. for that, they should all be punished as if they deliberatly tried to undermine the operation, for that is percisely what they did.

I just want to smack that stupid girl with the t-shirt and the cigarette…little bi**h…