On Bush's Abu Grhaib apology I was fortunate to have the following small letter to the editor published in the "Weekly Standard"
It is a pretty easy leap to say that we are responsible for the
morals of our own country and though we might attempt to force an
occupied people to behave decently, ultimately we are not responsible
for their character.
Yet, I don't believe the Bush apologies were actually aimed at the
Arab world. The Arab world seems passionately to hate us already and it
is hard to believe the practices by American military jailers will more
than marginally and temporarily inflame their passions.
I believe ultimately that Bush's apologies were for American
consumption, an attempt to convince America that we really are not this
way and to allow everyone but a few unfortunates, directly in the line
of fire, to keep their jobs.
--Melvyn Polatchek
11:21:43 PM 
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