Could it be that incidents like these alleged at a prison near Baghdad were happening elsewhere in Iraq? Is it too much of a stretch, in a country that's about the size of Texas that word spread quickly of the abuse? And could it have anything to do with the rise in the "insurgent" numbers and increased attacks? Naaaah....that's just crazy talk, huh?

But if it is "a monumental failure of leadership," as a lawyer for one of the accused solder charges in this article, the court martials ought to start at the very top. Can you court martial the Commander in Chief? No public impeachment; just a private, no transcript, secret court martial. That's the ticket.