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Originally posted by ajuhdg
I have to agree with you, RAC. My husband is an MP, and we talked about this last night when he called. They had very extensive EPW training...as a matter of fact...I have a manual here on my desk! He was not involved in any of this drama, BTW.
I'm by no means a 'political' person, but what exactly would Rumsfeld resiging accomplish? It just doesn make sense how his leaving would magically make everything better.
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it would show(politically) that the United States does not condone nor support such conduct; in addition it would show that the administration has some accountability (which it doesn't).
to put it in non-politcal terms: those photos have extremely angered people around the world, especially in the Middle East. The actions of those officers and the subsequent exposure of the matter have embarrassed our country, put us all in more danger, and have greatly increased the risks for our military. Rumsfeld resigning
might help. Even he said himself in his testimony that he being removed from his position would send a positive message to the world, that we mean business on human rights. [I'm listening to the testimony now on C-SPAN but I don't have the exact quote.]