...by any other name...

Sullivan sees the hypocrisy in our mainstream media.

I see this as a fundamental disconnect between the general perspective of the previous US administration as to our place in the world order, and actual reality. Perhaps this collective psychological defect isn't exclusive to America; I'm sure that the governments of other nations see themselves as trying to protect themselves against their enemies. Problem is, a lot of those nations have not signed onto the Geneva Conventions, as we have. As the Bush administration held up this country as a beacon of decency and fairness and justice (while at the same time winking to the press that we would have to go over "to the dark side" to get these terrorists), Obama's early actions to close Guantanamo, halt rendition programs, and force CIA compliance with the Army Field Manual as it pertains to the treatment of prisoners points us in the right direction to accepting reality again.

How we treated fellow humans during the last eight years will be remembered for generations. It is the single greatest American tragedy of the last 100 years, since it turned us into the same kind of people who attacked us on 9/11.