Bush Says Iraqis Fumbled Hanging
 

Updated:2007-01-17 10:17:03
Bush Says Iraqis 'Fumbled' Saddam Hanging
By JENNIFER LOVEN
AP
WASHINGTON (Jan. 17) - President Bush said Tuesday the unruly execution of Saddam Hussein "looked like it was kind of a revenge killing," making it harder to persuade a skeptical U.S. public that Iraq's government will keep promises central to Bush's plan for a troop increase.
n his toughest assessment yet, Bush criticized the circumstances of Saddam's hanging last month, as well as Monday's execution of two top aides, including Saddam's half brother.
"I was disappointed and felt like they fumbled the -- particularly the Saddam Hussein execution," the president said in an interview with PBS' Jim Lehrer.
A cell phone video of Saddam's Dec. 30 hanging showed the deposed Iraqi leader being taunted as he stood on the gallows with a noose around his neck. An official video of the execution of Saddam's half brother showed that the hangman's noose decapitated him. Both hangings provoked outrage around the world, but particularly among Saddam's fellow Sunnis in Iraq.
Bush said he had expressed his displeasure about the way Saddam's execution was handled to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The president announced what he called a new strategy for the war last week, with much of it hinging on his trust in al-Maliki's government to make radical changes.
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What did Bush expect? To the Iraqis this was a revenge killing. Bush shouldn't set his expectations too high with these people.

They're just a bunch of savages, afterall.

Savages I tells ya, SAVAGES!

i expect a lot from the iraqi government

A fair amount of savagery is needed for a harmonious balance in the scheme of things.
Did Bush call up a florist and ask for roses to be delivered to the gallows? That might have made things nicer for saddam.

Bush is a savage too.

those Shiites sure love a good practical joke

LOL