I have to agree with mr 5 0 and stanggirl. As good as just nuking the entire area might sound theres no possible way the US could do that without every other country in the world severing thier ties with us because we would look like the tyrannical beast country that Saddams Iraq used to be. Not only that but it would prompt even more terrorist attacks from all over the world. Remember not all terrorists who dont like America are from the middle east
I am in full support of this war, always have been but destroying the entire region is not an answer. Also I feel the prisoner abuse should be punished by those who did it as they have given the US a bad image to the iraqi people.