Perspective

Cox & Forkum are political cartoonists from the conservative side of the fence. They note a a curious form of logic. In the accompanying post, the duo link to a couple of articles and quote from a post by Charles Johnson at his blog, Little Green Footballs. I include their comment and the quote from Charles here:

The first article notes that Bush is trying to counter a "worldwide wave of revulsion" over the prisoner abuse. Charles Johnson notes a disturbing double standard:

Remember that "worldwide wave of revulsion" when a pregnant Israeli mother and her four daughters were murdered in cold blood by Arabs who videotaped the atrocity? Remember the "worldwide wave of revulsion" when four security contractors helping to rebuild Iraq were burned alive, ripped apart, and hung from a bridge by Arabs in Fallujah? Remember the "worldwide wave of revulsion" when an Italian hostage was murdered by Arabs on video? ... You don't?

I'm as upset about the abuse at Abu Ghraib prison as anyone. The US claims the moral high ground and we sure didn't act like it there. Rumsfeld has announced that even worse images are soon to come. The outrage we all feel is righteous. But those that didn't feel outrage against the far worse atrocities that happened there before Hussein's government fell need to take a closer look at their beliefs and opinions and see if they're not guilty of a double-standard, especially if they claim the same failing in others.