Quote Originally Posted by Abdel Hakam
What a mess. It used to be easy to explain to my more Anti-American friends from the Middle East that plenty of Americans were wonderful and kind people, and only the policies seemed hostile. What can I say now after Abu Gharib, Falluja, regular shootings of civilians, etc.

This is not to say the criminals and murderers of Zarqawi's ilk haven't earned their evil reputation. Nor is it to say there are not people in the US Army who seem as though they really like the people of Iraq and want to help.

But with examples of self-defeating behaviour like this being consistent and prominent, the US is really digging a grave for its credibility. Actually, the grave is probably filled by now. I almost feel bad for the US military which seemed somewhat chivalrous before this war. Now they appear somewhat barbaric and certainly frightening.

I no longer think an all-volunteer army is a good thing. I know lots of Americans are appalled by these things, and I think if there were more average American people in the military we wouldn't see so many problems, and maybe the whole war wouldn't have come.
Well said! The US army is gradually degrading in discipline the levels of a typical 30 years war army, which is sad. Plus, the attempt to hide the abuse of money confirms that the Iraq war was, as the world community has believed all along, an affair of laundrying the money of Bush and his friends. Finally, the fact that media in the USA doesn't mention such a major milestone in America's development towards dictatorship is a proof that media is owned by, or indirectly controlled by, the same people who control the USA. Americans - this is the time for you to use your rights to carry guns, and fulfil your obligation towards your nation by revolting against this oppression. This is the time the founding fathers of your nation foresaw would once come.