In another interview aimed at getting above his underdog status, Sen. John McCain left no doubt on “Fox News Sunday” about where he stands on torture. Asked about former CIA Director George Tenet’s contention that the United States obtained lifesaving information through harsh interrogation of al-Qaida suspects, the former Vietnam War POW said he didn’t care what Tenet said: “The fact is if you torture someone, they’re going to tell you anything they think you want to know. It is an affront to everything we stand for and believe in. . . . We cannot torture people and maintain our moral superiority in the world.” He also said that as president, he probably would close Guantanamo Bay and move those detainees to Kansas’ own Fort Leavenworth.
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Yet McCain voted for the Graham-Levin Amendment which approved of the use of torture. So once again we have another flip-flop by McCain. I’m only upset that we’ll hear the consistent Republicans repeat that mantra.
Good boy John! Now you can have another doggie treat!
I have to agree with what he said, when we condone torture, we totally lose everything this country stands for.
Mary Caruso
Having Bush/Cheney/Rice conducting our foreign policy “we totally lose everything this country stands for.”
Why Leavenworth? Wouldn’t the Taliban feel more at home in Olathe, say, next door to Lance Kinzer?
Ed,I couldn’t agree with you more. This administration has put us all at shame. While I am very proud of my country, I am embarassed that these people have been able to hold on to the presidency for the last 7 years or so.
On this one issue, I couldn’t agree with McCain more!
Senator McCain is exactly right on the issue and I can’t think of anyone more qualified than he, a former POW to speak on the matter.
Did anyone watch George Tenet on 60 Minutes?”We may have deprived prisoners of sleep for weeks at a time, we may have waterboarded them, we may have frozen them half to death, but we never tortured anyone!”