We don't typically tend to get into discussing legal matters of that nature. But in this instance, the president chose to respond to it. Call it presidential prerogative.
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On behalf of the American people, the president extends our deepest condolences to the people of Iraq for this brutal attack on one of Iraq's holiest sites.Scott McClellan
The president is very displeased. He wants to know how and why it happened and wants it fixed. The president has directed Gov. Ridge to work with the attorney general and get to the bottom of this immediately. This is unacceptable.
Scott McClellan
If and when the White House became aware of this particular issue, I'm looking into that matter. The White House has asked the CIA and the DIA to go and look into that issue.
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It is not up to the United States, it is up to the Iraqi people to make those decisions and it's up to their government that is elected by the Iraqi people to make those decisions.
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Saddam Hussein is being treated the exact opposite of the way his regime treated those he imprisoned and tortured simply for expressing their opinions. And so I reject that.
Scott McClellan
We are working together to learn the lessons of September 11.
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