From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

"Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday that prisoner abuse
scandals in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay and other mistakes have damaged
America's reputation, and work must be done to prove the U.S. is still a
force for good in the world.

While he did not mention the war in Iraq, he told a conference of top
security officials from around the world that the U.S. has to do a better
job of explaining its policies and actions.

For the last century most people believed that "while we might from
time to time do something stupid, that we were a force for good in the
world," Gates said.

And while he said a lot of people still believe that, he added, "I
think we also have made some mistakes and have not presented our case as
well as we might in many instances. I think we have to work on
that.""


i.e. Now in General the US is not seen as a force for good & it's
things like GT wot have changed that perception.


Which is what I was saying & what many here derided.

Adam

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