Abu Ghraib Torture

What occurred at Abu Ghraib was primarily the fault of the soldiers; more specifically Charles Graner and Lynndie England, though I'm sure other soldiers not pictured were just as responsible. That's not to say that the higher-ranking officers or officials aren't responsible, for they suggested the abuse or didn't do aything to stop it. The soldiers there fell into a role; they're soldiers, so they're supposed to keep the prisoners in check by whatever means necessary, right? The violence around them was escalating, so they had to keep up, right? When everyone around you is doing something, telling you that that's the way it's supposed to be, it's hard to hold on to your original thought or mindset. But that doesn't excuse anything. Whether they like to think it or not, they were in control the whole time. It was a little harder, fine, but they still had the power of decision. They were the ones who tortured innocent prisoners, they were the ones who humiliated them every day, and they were the ones who could have stopped it. The sad thing is, if one soldier had spoken up, had said that what they were doing was wrong, the illusion may have faded. The soldiers would have realized that what they were doing needed to stop. I thought America was all about being your own person? Oh well.