Slave, it appears you were too optimistic when you proposed that Congress's in camera review of evidence of the Iraqi prison abuse would be enough to prompt appropriate investigation:
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Remember when the existence of large-scale abuse at American-run detention centers in Iraq was revealed and the Republicans quickly promised to get to the bottom of things and figure out how far up the chain the responsibility went? Well, we can forget about that -- the House decided not to investigate at all, the Senate has called off its inquiry, and the military's self-investigations have been delayed and delayed.
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Matt Yglesias
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