On CBS' Face the Nation today, John McCain aimed a pointy stick at former Vice President Dick Cheney, in essence contradicting Cheney's statements regarding the use of torture by the U.S. in combating Islamic extremism.
I think the interrogations were in violation of the Geneva Conventions and the convention against torture that we ratified under President Reagan, I think these interrogations, once publicized, helped al Qaeda recruit. I got that from an al Qaeda operative in a prison camp in Iraq... I think that the ability of us to work with our allies was harmed. And I believe that information, according to the FBI and others, could have been gained through other members.
I believe the president was right when he said we ought to go forward and not back. I worry about the morale and effectiveness of the CIA. I worry about this thing getting out of control and us harming our ability to carry out the struggle we are in with radical Islamic extremism.
Sen. John McCain, Republican, Arizona, 1936-
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