Of those who said the United States was the perpetrator, Steven Kull says many believe it was an attempt to justify an impending U.S. invasion of Iraq.

他说，在那些认为美国发动了袭击的人中，有许多人认为美国这么做是为了给入侵伊拉克寻找理由。

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Of those who said the United States was the perpetrator, Steven Kull says many believe it was an attempt to justify an impending U. S. invasion of Iraq.

他说，在那些认为美国发动了袭击的人中，有许多人认为美国这么做是为了给入侵伊拉克寻找理由。

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Steven Kull, director of the Program on International Policy Attitudes, said that creates the sense that the U.S.does not trust Muslims with democracy.

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Steven Kull runs the University of Maryland's Program on International Policy Attitudes.

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Mr. STEVEN KULL (Program on International Policy Attitudes, University of Maryland): The Bush administration has not taken an approach to apologize, to acknowledge their mistakes or weaknesses.

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