Why tear down Abu Gharib?

[Deja Q]

The new prison may have shiny new cameras to spy on the people, but if the same corrupt people are running it, it won't make a frying fritter fingering of a difference. People will simply "not look".

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[Eric J in MN]

1. There are three reasons.

1) photo-op for Bush
2) billion dollar construction project for Cheney/Halliburton
3) it's easier than coming up with new-laws-and-oversight to prevent the mistreatment of prisoners.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

2. prevention vs. cure

Like 9/11, Bush waits for the horse to leave the barn.
Won't get fooled again, (or whatever they say down there)

[Postman]

3. another reason is that Abu Ghraib stands as a permanent reminder...

of US human rights violations and as a physical example of US hypocrisy.

Why wasn't Aushwitz torn down? Because the "victors" of that war wanted people to remember and having the actual camp preserved stands as a permanent reminder of the crimes.

The US wants Abu Ghraib torn down for the exact opposite reason.

[htuttle]

4. Exactly.

When you get right down to it, it's an attempt to use 'magick' to make us forget what sick bastards they are.

Like this:

Abu Ghraib == Symbol of American Military Barbarity

Ergo, using the principle of Sympathetic magic, by tearing down the prison they symbolically tear down the 'idea' of the US Military being run by a bunch of sadistic fucks.

Doesn't actually CHANGE anything but perceptions, of course, but the Bush administration really only cares about perceptions...and money.

[Alerter_]

5. to get rid of the evidence

what did you think?

[Mari333]

6. It wont be torn down

Bush inserted that into his lame speech without asking Congress or anyone else first. He thinks he is a dictator and can make proclamations like that.
Taxpayers already feted out 50 mil to renovate it, and Bush cant just tear it down on a whim.
Michael is there, his unit is staying, its not being torn down. Its just another one of Bush's thousand stupid remarks because he thinks he is an emporer.