They are the men who made Bush's America possible. Without men like them, he could have done nothing

[kpete]

Meet the “Good Americans” Who Made America Synonymous With Torture
By: Ian Welsh Thursday August 7, 2008 7:00 pm


American Torture

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This is the argument that some of the generals leading Vietnam made, that many will make about Iraq. "I knew it was wrong, a mistake, and immoral to boot. But if evil be done, better it be done by me that I might try and limit the damage, then that it be done by those foolish or fallen enough to believe it was actually the right thing to do."Perhaps they are right, perhaps damning themselves is what they had to do. But I do not think that they can be other than damned, that their sacrifice is anything but their honor. They have not just looked into the Abyss, they have walked into it. And the price is, can only be, a piece of their soul. For us to respect their decision, indeed, requires that we see the evil they have done.

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The "I was just following orders" was not acceptable to us in Nuremburg. It cannot be acceptable now. Yes, there are consequences to not following orders. But it's the choices we make that define us. If following orders is more important to you than not being involved in torture, indefinite detention, the right of the accused to see the evidence against them—then you have made a statement about who you are.

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Many men, there in Guantanamo, make Cheney and Bush's policies possible through their cooperation. They do not resign, do not protest, do not refuse, at least, to actively cooperate. They are the men who made Bush's America possible. Without men like them, he could have done nothing.

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One and all, whether they were those who broke Hamdan by threatening to rape his wife and kill his family, they are complicit in that. One and all, whether they tortured anyone, they are complicit in torture.

They are the men who made George Bush's America.

more at:
http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/07/meet-the-good-americans-who-made-america-synonymous-with-torture/

[Lugnut]

1. K&R n/t

[dbt]

2. These men had a little help

from our elected Repre$entative$ in Congre$$, who gave him everything he wanted. I dare call it Treason.

[samsingh]

3. yup - the enablers of evil and treachery