[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 67 (Thursday, May 13, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H2923]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            OFFICERS IN CHARGE IN IRAQ FAILED IN THEIR DUTY

  (Mr. SHIMKUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, as a Member of Congress, as a West Point 
graduate, and as a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves, I am 
saddened by recent revelations at Abu Ghraib Prison. I am sad and 
disappointed and feel personally attacked by an organization I hold in 
high esteem.
  The Chaplain said today in his prayer that we seek justice, equity, 
and freedom. In this case, we failed.
  A commander is responsible for all his unit does and fails to do. 
This is a basic creed of the United States Army.
  As the criminal proceedings unfold and those involved receive the 
consequences of their actions, some officers in charge need to stand up 
and say, I was in command, and I failed.

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