We've got 150,000 troops in Iraq.

If 1% of that number are sadists (which is probably not a high percentage in a
military organization), those 1500 guys and gals can do a lot of damage.

Comparing/excusing our actions because somebody else has done worse in the past
is lame. You'd think we'd want to aspire to set the standard for the most
humane treatment of prisoners, not just double check to make sure we hadn't
slipped all the way to last place. :-)

But what should we expect? Nothing different, really. This is a hostile
"preemptive" invasion, not a tea party.
When you dehumanize the enemy to help motivate the troops, it can't be too
shocking when there are scattered instances of prisoners being treated as
though they are subhuman.