Looks like McCain finally joined the Losers-gang - Gore, Kerry & Rather (all of 'em never accept they LOST).
McCain's dismal debate performance proves it. Forget Kalid Sheik Mohammed proved that water-boarding worked and saved lives. He & Powell should be the deciding-authority of what is torture. Because of his pathetic behaviour, President had to make a deal with his own-party senator(which itself is odd) just to keep his mouth-shut.
He was saying Republicans defeat in 2006 was because of Katrina & Iraq debacle. Right, If President is responsible for Katrina debacle how come the near-wipeout of dems in Louisiana? People were believing Iraq is debacle because of his constant interruption & shouting (remember abu-ghraib) joining with MSM & dems constantly complaining Rumsfeld for everything.
Remember dems were hiding behind McCain for almost an year regarding detainee-interrogation methods? How conveniently he forget Powell destroying John Bolton & keeping quiet about his deputy's leak of Plame while letting WH take all the blame. Powell is the leading advisor for Hillary Clinton now - she revealed herself that & Powell was seen clapping his hands seating in front row in Clinton's Global Initiative summit.
One more important thing. Remember in 2000, when President chose Cheney as his VP McCain said - "VP's job is to attend funerals in 3rd world Countries". In the last debate, there was a question about Cheney's role. Instead, he was showing his anger about his 2000 defeat, saying he was more knowledgeable than President Bush in foreign policy & defense and he is the only person know about everything.
Well, PEOPLE REJECTED HIM & CHOSE PRESIDENT BUSH. Until McCain accept that Reality, he can live with Gore, Kerry & Rather in fools-paradise.
I'm not blaming him for breaking--almost everyone does and I'm sure I would too. Also, I admire his honesty in admitting it back then.
I don't know current official military policy, but I've heard that sometimes the best you can do is hold off telling anything at least long enough that what you spill will be of less help to the enemy and less hurt to your brothers in arms.
What had me yelling at the TV was this guy who admitted he broke is now telling us that torture doesn't work and nobody called him out on it. I guess nobody wants to be the one to "attack" the poor old tortured guy even if he's lying.
FTR IMO water boarding is NOT torture as it leaves no permanent damage and apparently it works even faster than torture, thus making the info we get more likely to be timely and useful. Yet the hero says don't use it even to save our own troops.
I want to see somebody say to him, "Did you or did you not break under torture in VN, and if so, how can you say it doesn't work?" It's a simple question, not an attack and it needs to be publically asked.
Just got here but I MUST compliment you on your excellent McCain rant! Well done!