From a reader:

I used to work in a ship’s brig so I know a bit about abusing prisoners. Basically, if young men are allowed to exert authority without supervision, they will try to put all of their charges through boot camp. The problem is, the thrills escalate. That is why you need intervention.
I have no problem with beating prisoners, per se, regardless of Geneva or anything else. However, killing or maiming people is flat out wrong, and that includes attacks by dogs.
The grossest part of the Abu Ghraib thing were not the beatings or the humiliations but rather the sexual element. This was simply depraved. Note that there were two senior mid-30’s non-commissioned officers who appear to have directed traffic here, they are responsible not only for the sexual abuse of prisoners, but also depraving the morals of their junior enlisteds (cf. Drudge today on Pvt England).
In addition to the propaganda damage of what they did, they have also damaged the reputation of the Army (anyone want to let their little girls become MP’s now?) as well as exposed themselves as dangerous perverts (would you want these senior enlisteds as your neighbors?). They should do SERIOUS brig time. 30 days won’t cut it. They are dangerous.