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May 7, 2004
Some silliness from the New
Some silliness from the New Republic, which should know better. Peter Beinart says that Don Rumsfeld should resign over the prisoner abuse scandal. His main allegation is that he did not make training prison guards a priority.
As things stand now Rumsfeld should neither resign nor make any more apologies. There are more than two million men and women serving in the military, either in uniform or as civilians. If the abuses are isolated, as it appears that they are, there is no requirement for those at the top to resign. Only if it is shown that the abuses are widespread, or that Rumsfeld or his immediate aides were informed and did nothing, should resignation be considered. Those in the press making calls for such action at this state are simply irresponsible.
As for apologies, they are necessary and must be made sincerely. One may legitimately debate whether administration officials have offered proper apologies.
Once, however, is enough. Self-flagellation again and again serves no purpose other than to provide Al-Jazeera with news clips. Let's speak the truth; those on the left who call for apology after apology simply want to make the U.S. look bad. They want to discredit us in the eyes of the world so that we will loose our will to continue the fight and will leave Iraq.
Posted by Tom at May 7, 2004 10:31 AM
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