One year later

It was a year ago today that the Abu Ghraib abuses were first brought to the public's attention. Bob Herbert has an excellent column in today's NYT lamenting the complete lack of response on the part of our beloved administration:

When soldiers in war are not properly trained and supervised, atrocities are all but inevitable. This is one reason why the military command structure is so important. There was a time, not so long ago, when commanders were expected to be accountable for the behavior of their subordinates.

That's changed. Under Commander in Chief George W. Bush, the notion of command accountability has been discarded. In Mr. Bush's world of war, it's the grunts who take the heat. Punishment is reserved for the people at the bottom. The people who foul up at the top are promoted.

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