How to Judge Obama's Reversal on the Prisoner Photo's

Andrew Sullivan is increasingly unhappy, especially because you could detect a pattern in the president's decisions here lately. It's true, as Sullivan and others say, that Obama increasingly "owns" this problem. The thing is, he owns everything connected to it, including the possible effects of the release of a new batch of prisoner abuse, torture, photographs. Accountability for those who ordered, justified, and committed these acts is an important aspect, but it's not the only one. How do you balance the need for accountability at home with the risk of newly inflamed anti-American sentiments around the world, a surge in Al Qaeda recruiting, and yes, possible retaliation against U.S. troops, especially those captured?