Bush admits Iraq war mistakes

The President has said that the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal was the "biggest mistake" made by US in Iraq.

President George W Bush has said that the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal was the "biggest mistake" made by the United States in Iraq.

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Speaking after a summit with British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday, Bush said "I think the biggest mistake that's happened so far, at least from our country's involvement, is Abu Ghraib. We've been paying for that for a long period of time."

The Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal that broke with the release of photos of Iraqi prisoners being sexually humiliated at the Baghdad prison drew international criticism for US forces.

Bush said he also regretted some of his tough talk during the war campaign such as his "bring them on" challenge to Iraqi insurgents in July, 2003.

Blair said that the way the international coalition embarked on the "deBathification" of Iraq after the ousting of Saddam Hussein, as president had been the biggest mistake he had seen.