Author Topic: Bush appologizes for treatment of Iraqi soldiers (Read 1035 times)

mosgood · « **on:** May 06, 2004, 01:40:36 PM »

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=1&u=/ap/20040506/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_apology

About f*ing time he publicly took responsiblity for something. His stock just went up in my book.

Maniac · « **Reply #1 on:** May 06, 2004, 01:54:31 PM »

I have to agree. Good call Bush.

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 06, 2004, 01:59:13 PM »

Why should he apologize? Not his fault.

Maniac · « **Reply #3 on:** May 06, 2004, 02:00:25 PM »

HAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

Mickey1992 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 06, 2004, 02:00:28 PM »

I can't believe he didn't do it yesterday. Just who is advising him anyway?

Thrawn · « **Reply #5 on:** May 06, 2004, 02:07:21 PM »

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Originally posted by FUNKED1
Why should he apologize? Not his fault.

As CinC they are his men. The buck stops here and all that.

WTG Bush.

mosgood · « **Reply #6 on:** May 06, 2004, 02:08:50 PM »

In the words of Ben Parker (aka.. spidermans' Uncle)

"With ultimte power, comes ultimate responsibility"

Gunslinger · « **Reply #7 on:** May 06, 2004, 02:09:09 PM »

I wish there was this much outrage when American Contractors were burned...dismembered....and dragged through the street like animals.

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 06, 2004, 02:12:19 PM »

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Originally posted by Thrawn
As CinC they are his men. The buck stops here and all that.

WTG Bush.

So he should apologize to the king of Jordan?
Makes as much sense as the king of Jordan apologizing for 9/11 or the recent atrocities committed by Iraqi terrorists.

mosgood · « **Reply #9 on:** May 06, 2004, 02:12:40 PM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
I wish there was this much outrage when American Contractors were burned...dismembered....and dragged through the street like animals.

Hmmm... I doubt he's gonna appologize for that one.

(put your guns down guys.... just an obviouse troll)

StabbyTheIcePic · « **Reply #10 on:** May 06, 2004, 02:13:05 PM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
I wish there was this much outrage when American Contractors were burned...dismembered....and dragged through the street like animals.

There are independent contractors that beat prisoners to death still on the job.

mosgood · « **Reply #11 on:** May 06, 2004, 02:17:37 PM »

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Originally posted by FUNKED1
So he should apologize to the king of Jordan?
Makes as much sense as the king of Jordan apologizing for 9/11 or the recent atrocities committed by Iraqi terrorists.

You know...... there is a good point in there (kinda). the difference is that King Jordan isn't CinC for the terrorist that executed the 9/11 atrocities.

Bush is the CinC for the soldiers that tortured those Iraqi prisoners.

But, another way to look at it is that the american people are just as responsible for the Iraqi prisoner issues as Muslims are for the terrorist attacks. They both were actions by individuals... not countries or an entire culture.

I personaly believe that it showed character to take responsibilty for this by appologizing.

Thrawn · « **Reply #12 on:** May 06, 2004, 02:20:02 PM »

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Originally posted by FUNKED1
So he should apologize to the king of Jordan?

Not to the King of Jordan. I think that's just the venue he chose to make the apology.

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #13 on:** May 06, 2004, 02:31:28 PM »

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Originally posted by FUNKED1
So he should apologize to the king of Jordan?
Makes as much sense as the king of Jordan apologizing for 9/11 or the recent atrocities committed by Iraqi terrorists.

One can delegate authority but not responsibility. A commander is responsible for all actions by underlings. Bush did right by issuing an apology.

SaburoS · « **Reply #14 on:** May 06, 2004, 02:50:02 PM »

It takes guts and shows a sence of responsibility to apologise sometimes. It would have been disappointing had Bush not done so. WTG Bush! Sometimes it takes a real man to apologise. ~S~!

It seems that Rumsfeld should resign. He failed as he made his boss, our president look unprepared in this matter as this administration was apparently blindsided by the charges. Seemingly when Rumsfeld got the initial report(s) of prisoner abuse back in Jan., he didn't give it the attention it deserved. His briefing(s) of the president were probably too general and not put in the serious nature that they should have been.

Had this not been in an election year, Rumsfeld probably would have been booted out. Seems politics is going to win out.