I'm sick of this whole "it's un-American!" response to the Iraq torture photos. It IS American - this stuff is being done by Americans, and actually, Americans have a history of this kinda thing. It just seems like such a lame response - this isn't really us being represented here, so we can still see ourselves as proud, democratic, heroic etc. etc. Whereas other nationalities, they are torturers. That's their identity. I'm not saying that middle-America would go round chaining Iraqis up like dogs (although I'm sure some would), but to write off these actions without thinking about them in relation to what it means to be American seems a bit glib.