I guess most of us remember the Abu Ghraib scandal, and how quick the Army was to identify the "bad apples" who had done all those bad things to the prisoners in their charge.

At the time their defense was they were just carrying out directives from above. The CM didn't go for their defense, there were seven or eight soldiers, mostly reservists IIRC, who were sent up and got dishonorable discharges. The only one still in jail is Cpl. Charles Graner.

It is all out in the open now. The orders came from the highest level. The President has indicated he is not going to prosecute the high-level officials responsible. The CIA interrogators have all been promised immunity, Graner's superiors are all at liberty and have mostly been promoted.

So hey,maybe we should make it right to the men and women who were made scapegoats? And give Cpl. Graner his freedom, back pay and at least a general discharge.

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