McCain: This question isn’t about our enemies, it’s about us

[ by Charles Cameron — Sen. McCain on waterboarding / torture ]

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Having only a superficial glimpse of the depth of experience from which John McCain speaks, I find this statement to be grounded, moving, and — if it were necessary — persuasive:

I’ve plucked what I believe to be the key insight from this video clip, and placed it as the title to this post.