Chickenhawk Cheney wants abusive treatment of detainees

Funny how Mr. "I had other priorities" than Vietnam is taking such a hard line against McCain's push for humane treatment of detainees being held by the US. McCain and others in the GOP are right that something has to change and that abusing prisoners is wrong and counter productive. Cheney and the other chickenhawks prefer looking the other way and ignoring the military CYA program for senior officers involved in the previous abuses and would rather maintain what he considers a right to "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment."

And the reasoning for maintaining this program? It would interfere with his ability "to protect Americans effectively from terrorist attack." So what kind of protection is being offered now that we are wrapped up in a quagmire in Iraq that is pissing away billions of dollars which could be used for more pressing security programs such as serious security at the nations ports and protecting US citizens who use public transportation systems?

How about showing some concrete evidence that kicking the shit out of a detainee actually delivers results? Evidence on this suggests the contrary and even the Israelis stopped using such treatment as it was counter productive.

What is missing in this story is the position of the senior US military who have so far been doing a fine job of dodging responsibility for just about any and everything. Are they really in favor of such terrible policy?