Pete Sessions: “I will quote one paragraph. We never experienced the confusion that Capt. Fishback and his soldiers evidently…”

“I will quote one paragraph. We never experienced the confusion that Capt. Fishback and his soldiers evidently experienced. Our directives were clear and our approach to treating detainees was consistent: I never saw a U.S. soldier physically mistreat an Iraqi. I saw professional treatment of detainees from top to bottom, and I was proud to be a part of this great combat team. That is what is going on. That is the reality, in my view, of what is going on in Iraq. We have subjected ourselves and our soldiers to great risk because we demanded restraint on their part, and for the most part they have given us that. There have been problems. We know that. But we are not allowing them to continue. We are stopping them and prosecuting people if they have violated the law, as they should be prosecuted. So I am concerned that what we do today sends a message to the world that Members of this body and members of the leadership of the U.S. Government believe that our military is out of control and that we need some sort of commission to get them in control. That is not accurate in my view. We don't need another commission. We have had at least six, eight or nine major reports, and we have had, of course, over 20 hearings in the House and Senate. I have been a part of more of them than I would have wished.…”