General Petraeus and the Final God Damned Word on Torture

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Gen. David Petraeus:

Whenever we have, perhaps, taken expedient measures, they have turned around and bitten us in the backside....Abu Ghraib and other situations like that are nonbiodegradables. They don't go away. The enemy continues to beat you with them like a stick in the Central Command area of responsibility. Beyond that, frankly, we have found that the use of the interrogation methods in the Army Field Manual that was given the force of law by Congress, that that works.

He says when was commanding the 101st in Iraq under Bush he still did not torture, you know why? Because he knew torture was proven to be counter productive centuries ago. Still believe torture works? You're a fucking idiot...