Bryan Whitman
Bryan Whitman
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This does not represent the values of the United States military, ... It's a despicable practice that is unacceptable.
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It is the policy of the United States, as well as the Defense Department, to treat all remains consistent with the Geneva Convention and with the utmost respect. These allegations will be aggressively investigated and, if proven to be true, the individuals will be held appropriately accountable.
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Interpol is a law enforcement-type organization. Clearly, the United States government works in a collaborative way with nations across the globe.
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This does not represent the values of the United States military, and doesn't represent the vast majority of the actions and behavior of our men and women in uniform. It is a despicable practice. It's unacceptable. And the department is going to address it.
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Just because it's legal doesn't mean it's the right thing to do.
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The deputy secretary of defense is not in the business of approving interrogation plans.
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It's really to maintain stability of the U.S. forces during the Iraqi national elections.
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Intelligence is critical to this conflict, probably more so than in any other conflict this nation has been engaged in. We know that we learn from our enemies that we have captured information that thwarts attacks and saves lives.
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Nobody has ever claimed that this was going to be something that is easy. But, one only has to spend a few hours in Iraq to really understand the dedication and how committed the Iraqi people are to making this work, too.
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I think it's fair to say that these are difficult issues -- they are difficult moral, ethical, legal issues. And one would not expect that everyone would come to a consensus on this.
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It appears as if there may have been things that were left in the database that shouldn't have been left there.
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I expect the letter to be delivered soon.
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He has breakfast with members of Congress all the time. Senator Lieberman just returned from Iraq and he had some interesting observations. And he's been very outspoken about what he's seen and the progress that he thinks is being made there.
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reconstructing Iraq's infrastructure would require enormous resources beyond what the Congress appropriated -- after 30 years of neglect, decay and corruption.