Kerry Views Iraq Abuse Images, Blames Bush On Fox News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry saw for himself on Thursday the images of violence and sexual humiliation at a U.S.-run prison in Iraq, and blamed "grievous" errors by the Bush administration and lax oversight up and down the chain of command for the scandal.

"This administration has made a grievous error in the laxity of command control," Kerry told the Fox News Channel. "And I am convinced this didn't happen just because six or seven people decided to make it happen in a prison. It happened as a matter of what was going on in terms of interrogation and the laxity of command up and down."

Kerry has criticized the "rush" to court-martial low-ranking troops before completing a top-to-bottom investigation. And he blamed Bush and Rumsfeld for first casting doubt on the protections afforded prisoners by denying detainees from Afghanistan formal standing under the Geneva Conventions.

"I would never have thrown out the door or window, the obligations of the Geneva Conventions. Why? Because I know as a former combatant, that had I been captured, I would have wanted our moral high ground, with respect to those Geneva Conventions, to be in place," Kerry said.

"By being selective and saying they (the Geneva Conventions) apply here, then they don't apply here, and so forth, we invite others to be equally as selective and it puts American troops in greater danger."

Choosing Fox News to deliver the attack made it all the more pointed. The network is a favorite of the Bush administration.

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probably because it's partly true even if read in that way.

Bush is ALL your fault, Faux News!:evilgrin:

Fox news is also viewed by a lot of swing voters. It's definitely the place to deliver a message now.

What a nasty, arrogant looking, SOB.

Headmaster of Slytherin?

And a good article as well.

Now even many hardcore conservatives are talking about an exit strategy.

It is time for Kerry to step up to the plate on this one.

Like the man, going to vote for the man but this is his missing link to destroying Bush in the election. I am not talking cut and run but a real exit strategy to give people hope there is light at the end of the tunnel.

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My daughter campaigned for Kerry in Iowa, from day one. My husband, who is a veteran, respects how Kerry behaved during and after his service in Nam.

My husband thinks Kerry has an exit strategy. Since he has military experience and shrub does not, and because he was more involved in THINKING AND STUDYING what to do about Nam, Kerry probably has some very good ideas. The trouble is, according to my husband, if Kerry broadcasts his ideas now, shrub will steal them.

I think that is a valid observation. They always try to steal our ideas, twist them, and claim them for their own. The crap they did with Medicare and No child left behind are good examples. If one does not examine these two things closely, it looks like shrub and his minions have a good record on social programs.

I was undecided during the primaries. I listened to my family members and found out why they liked Kerry. Kerry tried to deal with Iran-contra. He has a good voting record. He will have his work cut out for him if he is elected. I am going to give him a pass on this one, for now.

for pr purposes.