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Originally posted by BrianR
Chosen carefully and taken out of context.
I heard that segment and he was NOT excusing the soldiers who mistreated Iraqis. He's not even an apologist for them, he was simply making the point that a few rotten apples should not be used to judge ALL Americans any more than a few misguided Arabs who hijacked and subsequently crashed civilian jets into buildings, killing thousands, should not be used to judge all Arabs.
I can find the transcript on his website if I really want to.
Brian
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No need. Here it is. (last four paragraphs) He was not talking about judging all Americans. He was being an apologist for the perpetrators, deliberately misinterpreting the caller's point, and saying that it was "understandable" that they could "lose control".