Posted on 01/25/2017 7:39:38 AM PST by Louis Foxwell
McCain promises that the US will not torture prisoners, no matter what Trump says By Jacqueline Klimas (@jacqklimas) • 1/25/17 10:23 AM
Sen. John McCain said definitively on Wednesday that the U.S. will not bring back torture interrogation techniques regardless of what executive orders President Trump signs.
Trump is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday that will require a review of interrogation policies.
"The president can sign whatever executive orders he likes. But the law is the law. We are not bringing back torture in the United States of America," McCain, R-Ariz., said in a statement.
On the campaign trail, Trump promised to bring back waterboaring as well as "a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding" to combat Islamic State fighters who are "chopping the heads off many other people."
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McCain experienced years of torture while he was a prisoner during the Vietnam War.
The fiscal 2016 National Defense Authorization Act put the prohibition on torture into law by limiting interrogation techniques the U.S. can use to those in the Army Field Manual, which does not include waterboarding or other torture techniques.
McCain noted that Trump's nominees for multiple key posts, including CIA Director Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary James Mattis, have promised to follow that law.
"I am confident these leaders will be true to their word," McCain said.
Trump told the New York Times in November that he and Mattis had talked about the use of torture to collect intelligence during interrogations and that the retired general said he had "never found it to be useful." As a result, Trump said torture is "not going to make the kind of difference that a lot of people are thinking."
The “real” torture is that caused by this “too often using his I’m a Veteran card” loser being in office (or any position of authority or responsibility).
Of course, I have sympathy for anyone captured.
Are those President McCain’s instructions?
Torture is routine in US prisons, and I don’t believe I’ve ever heard McCain ever raise an objection to it.
That is only because McCain believes it is perfectly acceptable to torture Americans, just not our sworn enemies.
Why oh why would you tell your enemies what you plan to do??
Tell me when people get to the correct answer which is “torture is never acceptable, under any conditions”.
Acceptance of torture is about as good a proxy for moral degradation as there is.
WHY ARIZONA? WHY DO YOU KEEP INFLICTING THIS MAN ON US?
If McLame is so worried about torture, why does he continue to torture us?!
“Posted to comment on McCain’s purported torture. There is reason to believe he was never tortured but enjoyed privileges based on his capitulation with the enemy. “
I believe this statement.
McCain is an evil man.
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McDemocRats used by date has long passed ...
It looks like John McCain’s remarks about Donald Trump supporters being crazies has backfired on him big time. Now McCain’s life is being dissected piece by piece, beginning with his war record, outbursts of angry insanity, to his overall anti-American tenure as Senator of Arizona.
Seemingly, McCain has always been a traitor to his country, beginning with his stint in Viet Nam, where he was accused by many fellow soldiers of collaborating with the enemy while being held a POW in N. Viet Nam.
Colonel Ted Guy, McCain’s commander during his time as a POW was preparing a case of treason against McCain shortly before President Richard M. Nixon signed a blanket pardon for all returning prisoners of war. Thus, McCain escaped all prospects of prosecution.
John McCain, again, blatantly met with the enemy, rallied for their support, and led the way back in 2012, alongside the Administration when President Obama tried everything in the book to gain approval from Congress to begin bombing the Assad government to help certain rebel factions gain control of Syria. John McCain even went to Syria to meet with the so called rebels to seal a deal, helping them financially with billions of dollars, weapons, and equipment, training by the US military in Jordan, and help on the battlefield. These same insurgents who have various ties to international terrorist organizations, including Al Qaeda, are now known as ISIS, since being able to organize into a massive army via the US help, all compliments of President Obama and Senator John McCain.
Incident after incident of weapons and supplies being mistakenly dropped into ISIS hands have been reported. Make no mistake, these supply and weapons drops are intentional.
Again, McCain is committing treason against his country.
Donald Trump is right: John McCain is no American Hero—he is a coward in every respect.
McCain has an impeccable record of being anti-American with every piece of legislation he endorses and writes.
McCain does not support war veterans.
McCain is anti-second amendment.
McCain supports an open border policy.
John McCain also has his POW records sealed, which is not consistent with someone proud of their record.
John McCain supports almost every bill that comes along the pike that is bad for the American people and for the country in general.
Senator McCain has also been wrestling with insanity since the public has known him, with angry outbursts, foul language, and rants. This, along with his general anti-Americanism are a direct result of the brainwashing he went through during his time as a POW and the guilt he carries around all the time in his subconscious because he aided and abetted the enemy. He has been carrying this around ever since. Definitely not a person who we want in public office making important decisions about our country.
McCain must be on some mega psyche prescription drugs in relation to his mental state, Ambien being admitted to. But many other psychotropic drugs have to be taken also by someone in his psychiatric state.
One thing is clear about John McCain, and that is…he is, and always has been mentally unfit for public office.
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And has been inflicting same on the American public ever since.
...and who is Juan McLame saying about anything to do with ‘torture’???
He didn’t get any, that’s why he’s called: “The Songbird”...
We need to check AZ for voter fraud......
Is this really McCain’s decision?
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