Did the U.S. try to justify the prison beatings at any point?

[jerryskid]

As you know the U.S. government has said at least 200 times "Disgusting, awful, etc." about the prison attacks, but after the news came out to opinions differ then now.

[scubadude]

1. We will not be held to worldwide standards, so yes...

This was implicit in the administrations insistence that US soldiers not be bound by the Geneva Convention and international law vis-a-vis the World Court.

Americans are to be held to a different standard.

Scubadude

[jerryskid]

3. Okay...

So what will be their difference in their punishment if they were taken to the world court?

[htuttle]

4. The US has threatened to invade the Netherlands if that happens

Congress passed a law last year that says that if any Americans are brought before trial in The Hague, the US Military should use deadly force to 'rescue' them.

That's right -- we've threatened to invade the Netherlands.

So it's sort of unlikely that any Americans will be brought before The Hague at this point, unless someone calls their bluff.

[tridim]

2. Rush Limbaugh defended and justified the torture

and he's a Rove mouthpiece and a member by proxy of the current administration.

[TankLV]

5. You mean other than every time they open their mouths?

Where have you been - it's been one excuse after the other.

Take your pick:

We're not as bad as Saddam - now it's "Saddam did worse" or "Saddam did the same things".

It's only a few bad apples.

Keep Rumsfield.

We need to investigate further.

It's only "abuse" - not "torture" - or "mistakes", etc.

We're better than that.

It's politics to criticize - it's only democrats doing it.

To publicize the PHOTOS would make us look bad.

It's like a fraturnity prank.

The accusations are from a disgruntled enemy - they have yet to be proven (don't believe the pictures - their faked).

Al Jazeera reported it - you know you can't trust them like FOX.

I could go on.