Bush accepts some blame for Abu Ghraib

[sabra]

Source: Pakistan Post

WASHINGTON: President Bush for the first time took a measure of responsibility for the 2004 Abu Ghraib prison scandal in Iraq, during an interview with an Arabic TV network.

"Abu Ghraib was a terrible disappointment. And admittedly, I wasn't there on the site, but I was the Commander-in-Chief of a military where these disgraceful acts took place that sent the absolute wrong image about America and our military," Bush said.

The president made the comments in an interview conducted Friday with a reporter from the Middle East Broadcasting Center, a Saudi-run station that broadcasts throughout the region.


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[SpiralHawk]

1. "But, really, most of it was Bill Clinton's fault. Smirk." - Commander AWOL

"If he hadn't made all us republicon homelanders feel so sexally deficient & deprived, I never would have gotten together with Republicon B & D Male Escort freak Jeff Gannon, or tortured all those people in FLAGRANT VIOLATION of international law, American Morals, and fundamental Christian teaching. Smirk."

- Commander AWOL (R)

[Solly Mack]

2. Bother

let's pretend the US government doesn't have a torture policy because it's all about the image and people feeling good about their country.

[izquierdista]

3. It's a start

Maybe after 20 years in sackcloth and ashes, a repentant Dumbya will realize all the damage he has caused. One can only hope that such a realization would make him suicidal.

[Arctic Dave]

4. No he wasn't there but he did authorize it.

[balantz]

5. Shrubbie, Abu Ghraib is thy middle name. n/t

[Rob H.]

6. "Abu Ghraib was a terrible disappointment."

Color me cynical, but I think he was more disappointed that people found out what was going on there than he was about what was actually going on.

[Winterblues]

7. Or as Senator Inhofe put it " I am Outraged at the Outrage"

I am fairly certain the Bush* Cabal feels that way as well.

[RedSock]

11. one of the first decisions

one of the first decisions the government/rumsfeld made was to ban cameras among the troops -- to cut down on the amount of evidence.

[Hulk]

8. Up vs down, white vs black, bush vs Truman.....

The buck stops ANYWHERE but with this idiot.

I will be so glad when he is OUT of the WH. I would be even more glad if he were tried and tossed in prison for the rest of his days.

[TrogL]

9. I'm really starting to get worried for Dubya

He's saying some stuff that is waaaaaaayyy off the script and talking to all the wrong people.

[bdamomma]

10. accepts some blame????

what about all of the blame? and how about the many people who have died both in US forces and Iraqi civilians, I hope this man burns in hell.

[AlinPA]

12. "Disappointed" that he got caught. Then he and his friends called it a fraternity prank.

[ixion]

13. being 'sorry' for war crimes, chimpy, doesn't make you any less guilty of

committing them.

Now off to the Hague with you.