“I think I can show my record is clear. I said there should be additional techniques allowed to other agencies of government as long as they were not” torture.
“I was on the record as saying that they could use additional techniques as long as they were not cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment,” McCain said. “So the vote was in keeping with my clear record of saying that they could have additional techniques, but those techniques could not violate” international rules against torture.
So, McCain is saying, in essence, he’s the Decider on what constitutes international law, because we know in the real world what international law says about waterboarding.
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