Bush Promises on Abuse Not Enough, Iraqis Say
By Ghaith Abdul-Ahad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - For the men sipping tea in a cafe in Baghdad, George W. Bush's pledge that soldiers who abused Iraqi prisoners would be punished was credible -- but only if the Americans fulfill other pledges first.
Abdul-Kader Abdul-Rahim said Wednesday he did not doubt that the U.S. military would, as the U.S. president promised, investigate the abuses. But he doubted it would change things in Iraq (news - web sites), where people chafe under foreign occupation.
"I do believe the president when he talks about investigation because they live in a democracy and in this democracy even Bush can be investigated," he said.
"But what is happening in Iraq is different from their democratic regimes. We're all treated like prisoners here," he said, after watching Bush being interviewed on U.S.-funded Al Hurra television.
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