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• Thursday, December 4, 2008 04:15 PM

  Disparaging Reversal

  of Feinstein and Wyden is quite troublesome. What cowards. Why was it so important for them to propose legislation only with Bush as POTUS? Was this issue only important so they could be seen by their fellow colleagues and the public as 'standing up for making a point' rather than 'standing up for soomething right'? Mathew Alexander was on one of the evening shows last week, maybe Keith Olbermann, and he spoke about this very issue stating that by adhering to the Army Field Manual, he was able to effectively build relationships with many of the suspects being interrogated and as a result, made great progress in gaining needed information.

  I want to know the specific reasons Feinstein and Wyden will provide for their cowardly backtrack because any reason[s] given will not be 'reason enough'. There is absolutely no viable excuse to change interrogation techniques especially when it’s been proven to work [Mathew Alexander]. I look forward to an update, because if Feinstein and Wyden renege on their insistence for following the AFM, I feel this story should be made as public as possible so that they will be seen as not possessing the strength of their original convictions. We don't need Senators who vacillate on important issues that affect America’s image at home and around the globe.

  —MadasHelinVA Read MadasHelinVA's other letters
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