Fox News is interviewing parents of the soldiers accused in the humiliation of Iraqi prisoners.

Their defense is that they were following orders. Where have I heard that before? As Col. Bill Cowan says, it doesn't take special training to have basic human decency. It is going to cost lives, and give extra fodder to Al Jazeera.

Update: The Brigadier General in charge of these troops, Janis Karpinski, is passing the buck, blaming military intelligence officers.