Bob Filner: “Now we are all outraged and saddened by the photos of mistreatment of…”

On the recordMay 6, 2004

Now we are all outraged and saddened by the photos of mistreatment of the Iraqi prisoners we have seen on our television screens. The abusers will be punished. The commanding officers will likely have their careers in ruins, but I just want to caution the leaders on the other side, indeed candidates who are running for the highest office in this land, that this response is reminiscent of the response that a candidate named Kerry 30 years ago had before the Senate committee where he condemned all of our troops in Vietnam. This is not the case of our brave men and women over in Iraq today.

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Bob Filner

California

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Editor's note · Context

Addressing the treatment of Iraqi prisoners and comparing it to past political responses.

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Bob Filner: “Now we are all outraged and saddened by the photos of mistreatment of the Iraqi prisoners we have seen on our television…”

Editor's note · Context