I can't speak for them but if someone was feeding me feet first into a paper shredder I would welcome a fairly benevolent occupation. I would welcome the "liberators". Now, if I wanted power that I saw slipping away forever, I would not welcome them. I would fight.

And the problems caused by the prison abuses can not be calculated. I can not believe we are debating releasing more pictures. We must not. For the sake of the privacy and dignity of the prisoners. And one thing we must do is immediately offer a number of Iraqi social workers, doctors, clergy, etc. training in PTSD, trauma counseling, rape counseling, etc., if they do not have enough training already. Maybe in a neutral country..so they can help with the healing process.

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