Human Rights Watch claimed in 2005 that the principle of "command responsibility" could make high-ranking officials within the Bush administration guilty of the numerous war crimes committed during the War on Terror, either with their knowledge or by persons under their control.
人权观察组织在2005年声称，“指挥责任”原则可能会使布什政府的高级官员在反恐战争期间犯下许多战争罪行，无论是在他们知情的情况下还是在他们控制下的人所犯的罪行。