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I make no assumptions when I say that it is most likely these Iraqis will be ignored. Watching the news and reading the papers, it is plain to see that all that is being talked about is how appauling the death of this one American is. George Bush doesn't seem interested in anything else other than killing the extremists - he doesn't care about the Iraqi prisoners, they aren't on his agenda, since it's what the public wants.
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But that goes back to what Alcar says about the media. It's all a bunch of sensationalist bull crap. Although it may seem... out of character... most of America is just as outraged at the treatment of the Iraqi prisoners as they are the beheading. The whole thing is really a commonly discussed topic now. I know this because I
live in America (that wasn't meant to sound arrogant). I've actually
heard people discussing these issues. Getting news from a paper or channel that may or may not know what they're talking about is one thing, actually experiencing it in your everyday life is another.
As for how Bush feels on the matter, I'm just as ignorant as you are. Who can say which country's media is "more right?" As far as I know, Bush has expressed disgust on the whole prison abuse scandal, but it was only Rumsfeld who publicly apologized (to the best of my knowledge). No one really
knows what's going on in Bush's head; it doesn't matter which country you're in or what channel you watch or which paper you read.
As for defending my previous statement, it came from empathy, not patriotism. I feel sorry for the guy because his murder was made public. I feel equally sorry for the Iraqis that were humiliated at the hands of a bunch of negligent US troops. I'm not a "proud" American. This whole thing totally uber-sucks for both sides (whoa... can you say 'shift in tone?').
There was very little (if any) sarcasm/cynicism in that post. If anything seems like a "personal jab" or whatever, it was completely unintentional.
EDIT: Oh yeah... I, umm... like Alcar's theory on how no side is the "bad" side. I'm sure the Iraqis get fed the same kind of propaganda as the Americans... so... erm... kudos, Alcar.
EDIT2: And I also *heart* Alcar for correctly using 'empathize' instead of 'sympathize.' I hate it when people mess that up. On second thought, I hate Alcar. He took "The Cruel Angel's Thesis" as his custom title. That was supposed to be
MY title. Prick.