America's Image?


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9530938/

NEW YORK - Pictures of detainee abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison must be released despite government claims that they could damage America's image, a judge ruled Thursday.

The judge is right, and this is exactly what is wrong with the Bush administration and its supporters. They don't understand that "America's image" is already damaged, and the only way to repair it is to come, admit fault, make restitution, and put in procedures to make sure it doesn't happen again. A sense of basic honesty seems to escape them, principles that are essential whether the relationship is interpersonal or international. No one is fooled just because the pictures aren't released.

I swear, it's like catching a 6 year old closing the freezer:

"Did you eat ice cream before dinner? I asked you not to."

"No, I didn't."

"Then why is there a big chocolate ring around your mouth and drips on your shirt?"

"I dunno."

"And look here, some ice cream is gone and this was a fresh tub. So you really didn't have any?"

"No."

"So how do you explain the ring around your mouth, the stains on your shirt and the missing ice cream?"

"I dunno. You didn't see me do it..."

No wonder Bush supporters are faith-based... you'd have to be as the facts are quite disturbing.