How much will the Iraq photos hurt Bush?

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people he is already at the pinnacle of dislike. For freepers and repugs NOTHING will make them change their opinion.

Anyone stupid enough not to know what's going on would think the damn towelheads deserve it.

...isn't convinced of the humanity of the poor black lady on the other side of town, never mind some soul-less (The President told them these people have no souls) heathen halfway around the world.

Little to no damage. Swing voters worship 'toughness' anyways. Comes from watching too much television.

No impact at all upon those who would vote for the man.

Do the pictures of Iraqi prisoners being tortured bother you? (according to one poll, about 36% say no)

For those who say 'No', who will you vote for in 2004? (my guess, about 95% will say Bush)

I would love to see Wolfman spin that one.

People who love the Chimp will not hold the Jaysus-luvin' Christian responsible for the reprehensible acts of a few soldiers. Those who are unhappy with the war and who dislike Bush will probably see it as a symptom of the disaster of invading Iraq - another indignity heaped upon the people of an occupied country.

As an aside, I love your posts and your outrage. When I see one of your lengthy posts about the state of our nation it gives me the kick in the ass I sometimes need to stay pissed off and talking to the apathetic. It sometimes gets me in trouble and also lectues about how I've become obsessed, but it must be done by all of us. Thanks for your unceasing commitment - you're a treasure at DU. I don't know if you hear that enough...

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This takes away the claim that we rescued the Iraqis from torture and oppression.

I don't think many people will blame Bush directly. But more of them will turn against the war and the occupation, and that will have an impact on Bush's support in the long run.

necessary and needed.

Can't be responsible for every grunt, ya know.
And I guess no one will say IF WE HADN'T INVADED THE FREAKIN' COUNTRY IN THE FIRST PLACE NONE OF THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED.

It's the poor sods in the line of fire who'll pay for it.

It will only be the soldiers who take a beating, none of their superiors who, without a doubt, would have known/encouraged the issue.

GWB will get off without a scratch.

Bush is going down for this. But I'm afraid, not before he takes us all down with him.

This is what Americans do, they kill and humiliate anyone lesser than themselves, look around, it's everywhere on some level. It's accepted. Oh."the outrage". Bullshit, people in the flyover states and the redneck south probably laughed until they cried. Bush probably did too off camera. He laughed when he killed Cala Faye Tucker. HE has no soul.

As someone who lives in the "flyover" states and as someone who talks to others who live in the "flyover" states, I think you're wrong.
The people I've talked to are as outraged about this as anyone on either coast.
I suspect in the "redneck" south, I'd find the same outrage.

Other than that, I'm sure bush found it to be very amusing.

Democracy to Iraq", people will be thinking about the latest photos of our troops torturing Iraqis.

It kinda torpedoes his rhetoric, doesn't it?

ALL the Repugs said it was no big deal and this stuff happens in war. ALL the Dems said it was another Vietnam and America should be ashamed.

This won't hurt Shrub at all. It might however, help Kerry. It validates the accusations he made 30+ years ago of the strocities in Vietnam and the reason he tossed his medals. Perhaps those too young to remember will now understand.

It's like he is the REAL Teflon president. Also, I think a lot of Bushies and Americans don't really care about what happens to Iraqis.

It's ironic too, now that I think of it. BushCo's only rational left is that we went in there for humanitarian reasons. Some humanity.

he isn't directly involved in this. They'll just write it off as a few misbehaving soldiers that he had no control over.

Although for once I won't blame him completely, while he is responsible since the troops shouldn't have been there in the first place, there was cases of rape of civilian women in Bosnia by American soldiers, was Clinton to blame for that?