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Old 04-22-2009, 04:00 AM   #27
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Originally Posted by Cali Coug View Post
Then what do you think is his point?
That the benefits should be carefully weighed against the drawbacks in determining policy. That attitude is reflected in this quote:

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“I like to think I would not have approved those methods in the past,” he wrote, “but I do not fault those who made the decisions at that time, and I will absolutely defend those who carried out the interrogations within the orders they were given.”
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