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The most important thing about Abu Ghraib

I have seen a lot written about Abu Ghraib, but haven't seen the most important thing about it said simply and clearly, so I will do it.

The most important thing about Abu Ghraib is not the relative seriousness of what happened there, but that the US considers its perpetrators criminals. Every society has its criminals, their presence doesn't indict the society as a whole if - and this is a big if - they are treated as criminals.