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On the recordMay 11, 2004
In your judgment were these abuses a result of an overall military or intelligence policy to 'soften up detainees for interrogation'?
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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Senator McCain questions a general about the military's policy regarding the treatment of detainees.

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