American Voices

Iraqi Prisoner Abuse

May 12, 2004 | ISSUE 40•19

Though the Bush Administration apologized for U.S. abuse of Iraqi prisoners, some feel the coalition's reputation has suffered irreparable damage. What do you think?

  • They wanted to provide Iraq with a smooth transition to democracy. We couldn't just plunge them into a non-torture-based society with no time to adjust.

    Donald Stiles
    Systems Analyst

  • I’m sure Bush was deeply saddened by the fact that American soldiers were stupid enough to document their acts of cruelty.

    Ricky Thomas
    Cartoonist

  • Some people want to make military prisons into country clubs— instead of the S&M clubs they are now.

    Donna Amundson
    Dental Assistant

  • Thank God Saddam's in jail so he can't commit atrocities like this anymore.

    Charles Wolf
    Revenue Agent

  • It's not like they made a 70-year-old woman get down on all fours, then climbed on her back and called her a donkey. What? Oh, no.

    Joseph
    Spagnolia
    Fabricator

  • If we hadn’t tortured those prisoners, we could never have achieved the post-war stability Iraq is currently enjoying.

    Sheila Wooster
    Underwriter

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