tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post115083275988166710..comments2023-10-19T02:51:55.625-07:00Comments on Low on the Hog: Jeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post-1150906797814305132006-06-21T09:19:00.000-07:002006-06-21T09:19:00.000-07:00well, idler is obviously the passionate sort...tha...well, idler is obviously the passionate sort...that's a long ass comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post-1150905156919593032006-06-21T08:52:00.000-07:002006-06-21T08:52:00.000-07:00Idler, I'll pick up this thread as a post later to...Idler, I'll pick up this thread as a post later today.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post-1150847685812093692006-06-20T16:54:00.000-07:002006-06-20T16:54:00.000-07:00Regardless, it still sucks.AJRegardless, it still sucks.<BR/><BR/>AJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post-1150846574411140762006-06-20T16:36:00.000-07:002006-06-20T16:36:00.000-07:00A "big, bad action"! In the grand scheme of things...A "big, bad action"! In the grand scheme of things Abu Ghraib was trivial. It certainly doesn't hold a candle to what the insurgents do every day. But Abu Ghraib was set upon by those hungry for opportunities to characterize the United States in the worst light. Abu Ghraib is in fact an example of hysteria combined with malice. <BR/><BR/>If you can easily imagine that the perpetrators of this Idlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14022527216885304030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post-1150842973056774382006-06-20T15:36:00.000-07:002006-06-20T15:36:00.000-07:00Can you possibly think that the twisted, ruthless ...<I>Can you possibly think that the twisted, ruthless bastards our soldiers are fighting against would have been choirboys in the absence of Abu Ghraib?</I><BR/><BR/>Of course not. But I can easily imagine that they wouldn't have tortured the soldiers before killing them had there been no Abu Ghraib.<BR/><BR/><I>When will people get a clue as to the nature of the enemy we're dealing with? Why Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post-1150841989517692752006-06-20T15:19:00.000-07:002006-06-20T15:19:00.000-07:00Not only is it "It's impossible to say if these tw...Not only is it "It's impossible to say if these two kids would have been tortured had there been no Abu Ghraib" it is ridiculous and contemptible to suggest. <BR/><BR/>Can you possibly think that the twisted, ruthless bastards our soldiers are fighting against would have been choirboys in the absence of Abu Ghraib? And what was Abu Ghraib in comparison with business as usual under Saddam Hussein Idlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14022527216885304030noreply@blogger.com