I bet it’s more likely that Senator Kennedy has plenty of respect for our soldiers, the one’s who are serving for us. I think he may have been referring to the one’s acting outside of their orders, as seen here: http://www.thememoryhole.org/war/iraqis_tortured/iraqis_tortured_newyorker-e.jpg or more fully, here: http://www.thememoryhole.org/war/iraqis_tortured/

I don’t think he has equated every servicemember with “Saddam’s thugs” as you said, and similarly, I think most members of our armed services, who are bravely risking their lives for you and I, are appalled by the actions of those few. It is a shame that the actions of those few are tarnishing the world’s view of our fine military. At the same time, it is important that we don’t get blinded by politics – instead we must acknowledge the severity of the torture and make sure such a thing doesn’t happen in the future.

All due respect Bill, but Kennedy made no distinctions in his statement. He stated that “Hussein’s torture chambers re-opened” under “U.S. management.” What clearer indication do you need to prove to you that he is indicting our entire military over there?

Not to mention the fact that its rather naive to compare what happened at Abu Ghraib to the decades of torture and terror comitted by Hussein and his minions.