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"I'm humbled that people are considering me for this," retired lieutenant general Ricardo Sanchez told AFP.
"I've served my country for many years and this would be another potential way for me to serve my country. At this point, no decision has been made."
The Army exonerated Sanchez of any wrongdoing in the 2004 Abu Ghraib prison scandal which dealt a severe blow to the credibility of the US-led occupation of Iraq.
He was also accused by some critics of not being up for the task of leading coalition ground forces after the Iraqi insurgency erupted under his command in 2003 and 2004.
Sanchez emerged as one of the most vocal critics of the Bush administration and Pentagon after his 2006 retirement and has repeatedly called for the creation of a truth and reconciliation commission to learn the origins of the Iraq war.
He declined to say what issues he would stress as a candidate for senate but said his childhood of abject poverty along the Texas border with Mexico led him to support the Democratic Party.
"I was on welfare all through my college days and without that kind of help, I and my family wouldn't have been able to accomplish what we accomplished," Sanchez said in a telephone interview.
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"I've served my country for many years and this would be another potential way for me to serve my country. At this point, no decision has been made."
The Army exonerated Sanchez of any wrongdoing in the 2004 Abu Ghraib prison scandal which dealt a severe blow to the credibility of the US-led occupation of Iraq.
He was also accused by some critics of not being up for the task of leading coalition ground forces after the Iraqi insurgency erupted under his command in 2003 and 2004.
Sanchez emerged as one of the most vocal critics of the Bush administration and Pentagon after his 2006 retirement and has repeatedly called for the creation of a truth and reconciliation commission to learn the origins of the Iraq war.
He declined to say what issues he would stress as a candidate for senate but said his childhood of abject poverty along the Texas border with Mexico led him to support the Democratic Party.
"I was on welfare all through my college days and without that kind of help, I and my family wouldn't have been able to accomplish what we accomplished," Sanchez said in a telephone interview.
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