"The release went against the advice of other Obama advisers, including CIA Director Leon Panetta. He argued that releasing vivid descriptions of brutal tactics could set a dangerous precedent for future disclosures of intelligence sources and methods."
And, of course, we're always ruled by precedent, right, Leon?
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I do have mixed feelings about releasing all the details. Just a summary about breaking the law and lying to our people would be sufficient.
I can understand that. This does prevent people on that side from saying 'oh, it wasn't that bad, he's inflating how it sounds'. He's being transparent (well, translucent) and honest.
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