would befoul it less.

I sincerely hope that your reaction is a common one, Mike. Prosecution and punishment of those responsible is the only way that stain's going to come out, and everybody in the world knows that except for your press, and by extension, the US people. Not only that, it's pretty obvious that the ignorance on the part of the press is pretty much willful, and there's only so long before the world's going to have to assume that it's willful on the part of the US people too. When that time comes is when the US is really going to find out what it's like to be a falling power.

You should be sure to tell everyone you know how you feel about it. Spread the word.