Does only the personal matter?

At the end of Abu Ghraib Whistleblower Speaks Out, the reporter Michele Norris asks him if he would have done anything differently

Knowing what you know now, uh, how life has been different for you, and for your family--your mother and your wife--would you do the same thing again?

I'm not saying he shouldn't have blown the whistle, nor that his family doesn't matter, but why can't she ask about the international repercussions?