Secretary of War Donald Rumsfeld has stuck his foot in his mouth again. When asked of the prison abuse scandals, he replied, "Does it rank up there with chopping someone's head off on television?" he asked. "It doesn't."
Another brilliant move by the secretary. "Our crimes are slightly less disgusting that the terrorists' crimes." That's the way to gain moral authority. That's the way to win the "hearts and minds" not only of Iraqis, but of everyone else who we're supposedly trying to influence.
Way to go, Mr. Secretary. Way to douse the flames of anti-Americanism. Way to make us safer!
The Washington Post headline on the story read: Rumsfeld says terror outweighs jail abuse.
Wrong again.
Jail abuse IS terror. It's the kind of terror we allegedly invaded Iraq to get rid of.
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