Abbott and Costello
UPI: "U.S. forces are obliged to stop inhumane treatment wherever they see it in Iraq, Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a Pentagon news conference Tuesday. This was news to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who told reporters "the United States does not have a responsibility" to prevent abuse of prisoners or civilians at the hands of the Iraqi military or police forces they are training.
"It is absolutely the responsibility of every U.S. service member, if they see inhumane treatment being conducted, to intervene to stop it," he said.
"But I don't think you mean they have an obligation to physically stop it; it's to report it," said Rumsfeld, turning to Pace.
"If they are physically present when inhumane treatment is taking place, sir, they have an obligation to try to stop it," Pace said.
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