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Monday, June 20, 2005

Iraq Hostage Handles Crisis with Class

Douglas Wood, the Australian engineer held hostage in Iraq, apologized to President Bush and Australian Prime Minister Howard for comments he made while under duress during his captivity. He didn't complain or blame others for his capture and insisted that the Coalition's policies are the right ones.
"I'm proof positive that ... the current policies of the American and Australian governments are the right ones," Wood said.

"I think the quicker we hire, recruit, train police and the Iraq Army up to speed, then, when they're fully engaged and ready, they can start going around door to door and start developing confidence in the Iraq population," he said.

That's class.