Obama: U.S. 'crossed a line' and tortured after 9/11 attacks

CNN ^ | Aug 1, 2014 | Ray Sanchez, CNN

[Innovative]

"When we engaged in some of these enhanced interrogation techniques, techniques that I believe and I think any fair-minded person would believe were torture, we crossed a line," Obama said. "And that needs to be ... understood and accepted. And we have to, as a country, take responsibility for that so that hopefully we don't do it again in the future."

In the remarks, Obama was referring to a soon-to-be-released Senate Intelligence Committee report detailing the CIA's controversial interrogation and detention program following the 9/11 attacks.

The document is a nearly 700 page summary of the full 6,800 page report that was approved a year and a half ago by a committee sharply divided along party lines.

[StormEye]

""When we engaged in some of these enhanced interrogation techniques, techniques that I believe and I think any fair-minded person would believe were torture, we crossed a line," Obama said."

And guess what [E]bama -- Americans don't care if we tortured those beasts. They are lucky we didn't kill them.

[mulligan]

And the Muslims cross the line every day. Stuff it Obama, you are a worthless piece of trash.

[DPMD]

Hold everything! Does Resident Torture Expert john McCain know about this?

[Yaelle]

After 911 WE crossed a line?????????

WE?????????

I guess we don’t replay the 9/11 Twin Towers videos on the news enough.

WE BLEEPING CROSSED A LINE. THAT’S RICH, mister president.

[Chgogal]

Mr. President, the Muslims survived the Bush/Cheney enhanced interrogations. The Muslims you droned (without warrant???) did not. For that matter, your administration brags how good you are at killing people.

http://www.progressive.org/obama-brags-hes-really-good-at-killing-people

It's true, not only according to Halperin and Heilemann, but all other available statistics on the matter. Obama is better at killing people than any commander-in-chief to date. Estimates vary, and honestly no one’s bothering to keep track, but 5,000 dead bodies is a decent guess — which is based largely on Sen. Lindsey Graham's tally of 4,700 from last February. It's likely higher by something between “a smidge” to “HolyJeebusGodinHeaven!”

So, woo-hoo, 5,000 terrorists dead, yeah? Would you take no instead?

The actual number of people these figures represent who were really considered a threat to the United States is closer to just 100.

[BunnySlippers]

Agreed. Why is it even a topic now with Gaza, Ebola and Immigration beleagering now?

[trisham]

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[spawn44]

A statement only a ANTI AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC COMMUNIST who despises the country could make.

[trisham]

Agreed. It’s disgusting.

[VRWC For Truth]

Fock the fraud that occupies the WH. Commie pink fag.

[JohnBrowdie]

Folks = terrorists. Whatever we did to them saved lives.