GH - I understand and bet that GW and Rummy probably did hope that it would all blow over - but it never does. It always seems to work better by getting in front of the story and trying to define the agenda (spin). Again, this is the sort of stuff that happens in war, unintended consequences and all that. Whether it was publicized or not, this kind of activity makes it all the more difficult and dangerous for our troops. Even though I can't blame GW for what the MP's did and I thought it was good that he apologized, I still blame GW for getting us in this mess so that crap like this could happen. And the idea that Rummy (as of yesterday) had not read the 53 page Army report on this blows my mind. I hope Bush does keep him around - he is a millstone that hopefully will sink the Bush campaign.