Pushing the "few bad apples" theory

Official: Joint chiefs chairman 'infuriated' about detainee abuse

I am sure McMullen is 'infuriated'. But is his anger directed in the right direction? Probably not.

There is clearly a sustained effort to continue to push the line that detainee abuse was the fault of a "few bad apples", when the evidence clearly suggests that this kind of treatment was given the OK from the highest levels of our government. Placing plame solely on the foot soldiers and implementers (though they should also be held responsible to a certain extent) only serves to let the true criminals slide and ensure that we don't actually fix the underlying problem. That problem? That the elites and power hungry in this country will do whatever they want in order to ensure that things play out to their liking, legal or not. It happened in Iraq. It's happening with health care. It's happening with environmental legislation. These aren't irregularities. This is how our "democracy" works. It's a sham. Our government is not one of the people, and the only change we have of getting to that point is by recognizing that truth. We need to hold our leaders responsible. Torture and detainee abuse is a good start.