A walk down Memory Lane with Shrub, Rummy, Myers, and Abizaid

[Career Prole]

I'd almost bet this is a dupe, but just in case it's not get a gander at these quotes from March 24 of 2003.

Hostages to fortune
by Josie Appleton

The images of five American prisoners of war (POW) being interviewed by their Iraqi captors that were shown on Iraqi TV have sparked furious reactions from American officials.

US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld said that these pictures violate the Geneva Convention's rules for treatment of prisoners of war. 'What they are doing is wrong - showing prisoners of war in a humiliating manner.' (1)

US president George W Bush said that the Iraqis could be prosecuted for war crimes: 'People who mistreat prisoners will be treated as war criminals.' (2)

Lieutenant-general John Abizaid, the USA's second highest ranking officer in the Gulf, called the pictures 'disgusting'. General Myers described the images as 'one more crime of the Iraqi regime' (3).

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You're right, Inhofe...we do need to keep this in perspective.

[Tinoire]

1. Bookmarking this quote. What swine they are! Thanks n/t

[Shadder]

3. Wait! The full quote from Bush is even better

"The POWs I expect to be treated humanely, just like we're treating the prisoners that we have captured humanely. If not, the people who mistreat the prisoners will be treated as war criminals."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,918027,00.html

[Shadder]

2. Just for a good reference

Added to the timeline

[killbotfactory]

4. So anybody who knew about the prison situation and did nothing...

is a war criminal.

Okay, I can live with that.

[Career Prole]

5. And I am outraged

at buttwad Inhofe's outrage at my outrage.