Mott the Hoople
Sweet Jane
Let's face it, that is what we have! Within a few days of taking office, Obama has indicated the policy of terrorist interrogation will be the conformity to the Army Field Manual. Period! No exceptions! The specific details in the Army Field Manual, call for treatment which is not only restrictive of 'torture' or physical measures, but goes much further, to include anything embarrassing or insulting, any threats directly or indirectly, and in some cases, even isolating the subject from the others in captivity. You can't separate them from their family or talk bad about their momma, or even hint at possible harm or repercussion for lack of cooperation. It's strictly by the book... the Army Field Manual!
Now, the Army Field Manual is a good thing to have, and I can see the argument and point for having regular soldiers and troops obeying to the letter, what is in the Army Field Manual. I don't think soldiers should ever be in charge of interrogating terrorists, and it's a good thing to have something like the Army Field Manual to keep them in line. But our CIA is a different story! They are charged with protecting American citizens lives, and the 'restrictions' on what they can and can't do, shouldn't be determined by a Field Manual designed for military troops in the field!
These are some serious people we are up against. They are simply NOT going to divulge critical intelligence information at the promise of a doughnut! If our CIA has it's hands tied by the Army Field Manual, unable to adequately interrogate these people, it is pointless to even waste our time trying. So, what will be the result of this new policy? Well, the Liberal ACLU types will all feel better about it, they can rest well knowing they helped "defend human rights" and "stop torture" in its tracks! Yes-- close Gitmo! Release these radical Islamic terrorists who have vowed to kill us, back out into the general population! This is the kind of liberal mindset we now have in charge of terrorist interrogation, and it spells certain trouble.
When we are attacked again, what will be the explanation? Oh, I am sure the liberal pinheads will find some way of twisting it into blame on Bush policies, that's all the hell they know how to do! But it will have been the result of liberal Obama policy regarding interrogation techniques, and the lack of information our CIA is able to obtain because they are handcuffed by the ACLU! alQaeda is NOT stupid! They read the papers, they now know our policies have changed, and you can download the Army Field Manual from the Internet, so they know precisely what techniques we can and can't use to divulge information from those we capture. Do you not think they will train their operatives to exploit this to their advantage? There is something provocative about not knowing what the hell is coming next, what is this interrogator going to do to me? That fear is the impetus which results in successful intelligence extrapolation from these people. Now, that's all off the table, thanks to Obama!
Pat yourselves on the back ACLU-type Liberals! You've won power and implemented your 'kinder and gentler' terrorist handling policies. Now we wait for the next deplorable terror attack on innocent American citizens.
Thanks for proving a point I keep making over and over again Dixie. Those of the far right are all for liberty and freedom until someone actually practices them.