The Detainee Treatment Act sponsored by Senator John McCain was a result of __________.
A. the harsh treatment the Iraqi dictator received after his capture
B. torture of American soldiers by Iraqis and the Taliban
C. the high civilian death rates in Iraq that took place after the American occupation of that nation
D. the broadcast of graphic images and descriptions of mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners by American soldiers at Abu Ghraib in Baghdad
Answer: D
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