Mitch McConnell Objects To Release Of Torture Report

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, accompanied by Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., center, and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov.... Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, accompanied by Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., center, and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) MORE LESS
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Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) objected to the release of the CIA torture report by Senate Democrats on Tuesday, suggesting that it would harm national security.

McConnell said in a joint statement with Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), the ranking member of the intelligence committee.

“As we have both stated before, we are opposed to this study and believe it will present serious consequences for U.S. national security. Regardless of what one’s opinions may be on these issues, the study by Senate Democrats is an ideologically motivated and distorted recounting of historical events. The fact that the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation program developed significant intelligence that helped us identify and capture important al-Qa’ida terrorists, disrupt their ongoing plotting, and take down Usama Bin Ladin is incontrovertible. Claims included in this report that assert the contrary are simply wrong.”

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  1. Avatar for dnl dnl says:

    The senileMutantNOnjaTurtle objects. The Object of his Pre-position.

    The totality of Mitch.

  2. Avatar for mantan mantan says:

    The mere threat of Mitch’s usual rectal lunch of Shrimp 'n Grits brought an intelligence windfall…

  3. UNsKEw THE faCts and LIBtards WILL be HORrified to Find OUT that tHIS rePORt is ExacTLY the OPPosiTE of WHAt we CONservativeS have beEN saying for YEArs. LIBtards SKEW facts. UNSkew the FActs!!!11!one!!11!1!

  4. Avatar for bdtex bdtex says:

    Most of the Dems who were hawks in the Senate during that time period are gone now.

  5. Glad to know Turtle’s two knees are capable of jerking.

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