While scandals about the abuses of Iraqi POWs becoming a headache of the Bush administration, some analysts gave their points of view on the issue, believing that the US Mideast policies and the situation of the region as a whole will be affected.

First of all, the validity and justice of the war that the US and his followers imposed on Iraq will be questioned again. The abuse of Iraqi prisoners obviously has proved the inhumanity of this originally controversial war. It is the Americans themselves who have trampled "freedom" and "human right," the two flags they held high while declaring war upon the Mideast country.

Second, the Iraqi situation doubtlessly remains tense and even more serious. The rising anti-America passion of the Iraqi people nationwide will arouse more attacks to the Americans there. As a result, Bush will get less support for his Iraqi policy from his own people. And, furthermore, his alliance in the Iraq War is likely to be crippled.

Another point is that the Iraqi prisoner-abuse issue offers progressive activists of the Middle East an environment and opinion support for continuing what they have been doing. It helps the al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations to recruit new members and expand themselves.

(China.org.cn by Wang Ruyue, May 14, 2004)