OK not that commander on that ground

The Petraeus letter stresses that torture and “other expedient methods to obtain information from the enemy” are not only “wrong” and (unequivocally) “illegal,” but also that “history shows that they also are frequently neither useful nor necessary.”

And yet, . . .

even now, the Commander in Chief, ignoring the wisdom of General Peteraus, insists that such techniques are among “the most vital tools in our efforts to protect this country,” and there continues to be a “sharp debate” within the Administration as to whether the CIA shall be authorized to engage in such “expedient actions.”

But some commanders on some ground, more or less. Sometimes.

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