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To: Ilaine who wrote (16450)	4/10/2006 6:12:45 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Respond to of 541403

but there really hasn't been any "traction" (your word) in linking the abuses to higher-ups, which, if I recall correctly, Hersh was shooting for. How much does that have to do with a Republican Congress? What do you think will happen when Democrats gain control of Congress?

To: Ilaine who wrote (16450)	4/10/2006 9:37:17 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541403

Hersh did a good job on Abu Ghraib, but there really hasn't been any "traction" (your word) in linking the abuses to higher-ups, which, if I recall correctly, Hersh was shooting for. Well, "traction" was actually c2's word, not my choice. I just used it to keep the flow going. I agree with your conclusion, but I suspect the reason is the Republican control of congress and the white house. Had the Dems been in control, for instance, of the Senate when the Abu Ghraib publicity first occurred, there would certainly have been investigations. I also suspect that those revelations laid the basis for future extremely harsh historical judgements of the Bush administration, not only for the torture practices there but for their failure to hold the proper officials accountable, all the way up to and including Rumsfeld.