In an interview this past weekend with Radio Free Europe, Gen. David Petraeus said that he supports President Obama’s decision to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and opposes the use of enhanced interrogation techniques:
PETRAEUS: In fact, I have long been on record as having testified and also in helping write doctrine for interrogation techniques that are completely in line with the Geneva Convention
With respect to Guantanamo, I think that the closure in a responsible manner,
sends an important message to the world, as does the commitment of the United States to observe the Geneva Convention when it comes to the treatment of detainees.
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has called Petraeus one of the “
wisest people” he knows, and conservatives have said that it would be a “
dream” to have the general run for president.
clipped from: thinkprogress.org