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Originally Posted by Redleg
I think Bush is very much involved in the trial's outcome when he comes with statements like this http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3326311.stm.
He should be more professional than this, and keep his personal opinions to himself.
By making a statement like this he is putting a lot of pressure on the court that's going to judge Saddam!
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Consider your source though. By making President Bush's statement (which I believe is both true and justified) appear that it was made as anything besides one of his own personal opinion (something that he IS entitled to) they make it appear that he may have been irresponsible, which is not the case. Nothing he has said officially has been anything but supportive of the Iraqis' sole authority on the matter.
If a court feels pressured by the opinion of anyone, even if he is the President of the U.S., it shouldn't be a court, and I do not believe that the Iraqi court will bend to any such perceived "pressure."