Armchair Pundits

Uh-uh.

When the Abu-Gharib scandal broke, the word torture and abuse was bantered about in the press as liberally as a tennis ball between Roddick & Federer. While the events that unfolded were a blemish on the institutions of our military and the American people in general, the media had no misgivings about branding such acts as torture.

Such misuse, and misapplication has effectively tarnished our reputation internationally and has rendered any meaningful definition of torture, irrelevant. Furthermore, such widespread use of the word effictively denigrates those who have truly suffered the inhumanities of torture at the hands of their captors.

I argued then, that the press, and particularly the left-wing was misappropriating this term and today, I am again proved right. Today, we learn that Iraqi inmates are begging for American guards. Read every word. I wonder if this will make the nightly news? Front page of newspapers? You already know the answer don't you?

At nearly every turn the left-wing dispenses vitriolic propaganda that undermines our nation and our foreign policy. I hate to think what will happen if they ever come to power.

You can disagree if you like, but reality is difficult to dispute and being correct in this matter is something I can take no pleasure in it.

posted by Grisby @ 6:23 PM