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To abuse Iraq militiamen was mistake.. .President Bush vindicated in TV 2004/05/06

On 5th, in an interview on TV ,President Bush acknoledged having abused Iraq militiamen by US servicemen to be a mistake and proclaimed that he would punish the persons related to this problem. He also had an interview with satelite TV of UAE. By acknoledging the mistake to people of Iraq and other middle eastern nations, he aims at calling for understanding US's efforts to democralize Iraq,together with dodging the criticism against him,getting harsher day by day.
　
The president criticized the Iraq militiamen abuse by US service men to be a disgusting act. And he emphasized that the abuse by some of US servicemen was not reflecting the US's real attitude to Iraq.

Moreover,he mentioned "It is also important for Iraq people to know that democracy is not always perfect. In democratic countries, some people commit crimes, but that is investigated and related people are punished."

He pointed out that the government had been investigating about this issue since last January. " "I have nothing to be kept secret. I directed to find out the truth and announce that to Iraq people and other countries in the world.", he mentioned and promised to report the result of the investigation. As for Mr.Ramsfeld, whose responsibility the Congress is raising its voice to seek, he supported him,saying " I trust him".

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He acknoledges US's mistake,but didn't apologized. He is a leader of America and the highest person in charge of American troop. Low-class soldiers' crime should be punished and also taken their responsibility by the highest commander. Where is he?

[Passerby]

How would I say about this? I agreed with the tackle of Bushy because he had no choice.

IT of course sounds really ridiculous as things progressed in such a dramastic plot. But certianly, this is supposed to be handled like the way, we laughed at and the way we criticized.

What holds me deeply concerned is why this is publicized to the other worlds. What's the trick behind it? Unhuman torture or treatments have been quite imaginable for those preys how they are cared in their capture. But why only this time, this issue had finally got the springboard to hop onto the international headline today?

Yes, back to the conduction of Bushy, I think if I were he, I would exactly follow suit.

Well, how do you think about it?

Passerby
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