Donald H. McGannon once quoted that “Leadership is action, not position”. The author of a recently published Associated Press article titled “Troops Reprimanded For Abuse”, sited training as the reason for the abuse of prisoner in Iraq. I don’t believe training should be solely blamed as the cause for these atrocities. I believe that poor Leadership is the cause for the behavior US soldiers demonstrated against Iraqi prisoners. These atrocious deeds conducted by a few people have renewed the hatred toward American citizens and our military. As a recently retire Military Policeman from the United States Air Force, I find the actions of a few Army Soldiers to be an abomination against everything I spent twenty-two years protecting. Their actions have tarnished the reputation of every decent American trying to help the Iraqi people. This article sited Seven soldiers, six officers and one enlisted, who have received reprimands and been relieved of their duties for actions resulting from poor

In closing, I hope I have sufficiently persuaded your opinion that Leadership, not training is to blame, for the atrocities committed at the prison. I have illustrated the training I had received as a prison guard to show that the Army does adequate training. I further demonstrated my point by the facts of poor leadership as sited in the General Taguba report. Ironically, President Eisenhower best summarized these hainess actions in 1958 with his quote "Any man who seeks to deny equality among all his brothers betrays the spirit of the free and invites the mockery of the tyrant."

The Associated Press article also sited a report written by Major General Antonio M. Taguba, in which he depicted many “Cracks” in leadership that surround the prisons. Eleven different acts illustrating poor Leadership were directly related against General Janis Kaprinski and her staff. The report identified such items as: failure to follow written orders or guidance, failure to adhere to and promote standard Army doctrine, and failure to take immediate action against extremely in

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