Former COJCS Shalikashvili opposed to torture

In the past two days I've written about comments from General David Petraeus and Chairman of the Join Chiefs Admiral Mullen in which they support the closure of Guantanamo Bay and oppose the use of torture.

Today let's here from former COJCS General John Shalikashvili:

The Army Field Manual was the product of decades of experience - experience that had shown, among other things that such interrogation methods produce unreliable results and often impede further intelligence collection. Discounting the Manual's wisdom on this central point shows a disturbing disregard for the decades of hardwon knowledge of the professional American military. The United States' commitment to the Geneva Conventions - the laws of war - flows not only from field experience, but also from the moral principles on which this country was founded, and by which we all continue to be guided. We have learned first hand the value of adhering to the Geneva Conventions and practicing what we preach on the international stage.

Sean Hannity or General Shaliksahvili? You decide who knows more about how to keep our country and our troops safe.

 

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