Patriots just blowing off steam
by digby
Let’s really try not to torture anyone anymore.
Unless it’s really necessary.
And even if it isn’t, let’s not forget that the patriots who might do such things in the future are scared and under a lot of pressure.
Hmmm. Why does that sound so familiar? Oh right …
You know, these people are being fired at every day. I’m talking about people having a good time, these people, you ever heard of emotional release? You ever heard of a need to blow some steam off?
Yes, that was Rush Limbaugh defending the Abu Ghraib torturers. In fairness, the president didn’t say the patriotic torturers he’s defending enjoyed it. (On the other hand, they knew it wasn’t gathering any useful information so you have to wonder why they did it anyway.)
I’m fairly sure Rush agrees with this statement wholeheartedly:
“It is important for us not to feel too sanctimonious in retrospect about the tough job those folks had. A lot of those folks were working hard under enormous pressure and are real patriots.”
Steam …
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