When asked if he had discussed the matter of abuse of Iraqi prisoners with the Prime Minister, Bertie Ahem, President Bush replied, “Of course, the Prime Minister brought the issues of Iraq up, as did the President. And I told them both I was sick with what happened inside that prison. And so was — so were the American citizens. The action of those troops did not reflect what we think. And it did harm. It did harm, because there are people in Ireland and elsewhere that said, this isn’t the America we know, this isn’t the America that we believe exists. And both leaders, of course, brought the issue up, and they should. And I assured them that we’ll deal with this in a transparent way — which stands in stark contrast to how a tyrant would deal with it. Had these abuses — well, these abuses did take place in Iraq prior to our arrival. There were rape rooms, mass graves. I don’t remember any international investigation of what took place in Iraq. You’ll — we are investigating, and you’ll be able to see exactly what takes place, and you’ll be able to see the legal process that unfolds.”
– Transcript, “Remarks by President George Bush, Prime Minister of Ireland Bertie Ahern, and President of the European Commission Romano Prodi”, George W Bush – White House Archive, June 26, 2004, Accessed 8-16-16