Saddam responsible for 'loss of innocent lives'

Washington Times ^ | 4/02/03 | Joseph Curl

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The White House yesterday blamed Saddam Hussein for the deaths of Iraqi civilians, saying his endorsement of terrorist tactics and his regime's use of women and children as human shields has endangered innocent lives.

"The president always regrets any innocent loss of life," Bush spokesman Ari Fleischer said. "And he recognizes that most innocents have been lost in this war at the hands of Saddam Hussein and his henchmen.