This is the point

Fareed Zakaria wrote an article in last week's Newsweek that hits the nail on the head.

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Ask any American soldier in Iraq when the general population really turned against the United States and he will say, "Abu Ghraib."

He then goes into detail about how the US can attempt to regain the reputation we've lost since Abu Ghraib broke. It is a very good read, and I strongly recommend it.