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George W. Bush Apologized for US Mistreatment of Koran in 2008 - Topix
In 2008, Reuters reported that President George W. Bush apologized to Iraqi PM Maliki for a U.S. solider's shooting of a Koran at a shooting range outside of Baghdad. The solider was reprimanded and sent home.
Below is the article:
(Reuters)- President George W. Bush has apologized to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and promised prosecution of a U.S. soldier accused of using a copy of the Koran for target practice, Iraq said on Tuesday.
Bush apologized in a telephone call on Monday with Maliki, who told him the incident had humiliated and angered Iraq's largely Muslim population, the cabinet said in a statement.
"The American president apologized on behalf of the United States ... promising to present the soldier to the courts," it said.
A U.S. soldier was disciplined and sent home after a bullet-riddled copy of the Muslim holy book was found at a shooting range near Baghdad on May 11.
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In 2008, Reuters reported that President George W. Bush apologized to Iraqi PM Maliki for a U.S. solider's shooting of a Koran at a shooting range outside of Baghdad. The solider was reprimanded and sent home.
Below is the article:
(Reuters)- President George W. Bush has apologized to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and promised prosecution of a U.S. soldier accused of using a copy of the Koran for target practice, Iraq said on Tuesday.
Bush apologized in a telephone call on Monday with Maliki, who told him the incident had humiliated and angered Iraq's largely Muslim population, the cabinet said in a statement.
"The American president apologized on behalf of the United States ... promising to present the soldier to the courts," it said.
A U.S. soldier was disciplined and sent home after a bullet-riddled copy of the Muslim holy book was found at a shooting range near Baghdad on May 11.
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