You're right, Josh. While I believe the war was easily justified, the torture scandal showed just how broken down the command chain of the military has become. As far as I can tell, the abuse was the result of a few redneck sadist guards (stanford prison experiment anyone?) and a chain of command that was totally ineffective. The situation is all fucked up, but I'm not sure you can blame Bush himself for the screwups of the military. But it still sucks.