One senator who did agree to talk, Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, criticized the public release of the Senate report but also decried torture as an interrogation technique. Asked specifically about the use of waterboarding and rectal feeding, which were both documented in the report, Mr. Rubio said he did not want to discuss “specific methods” but suggested that he did not support such practices, noting that they have been discontinued. “And I’m not advocating that we continue those practices.”
But Mr. Rubio struck the same theme as many in his party, condemning the report and its release for being “conducted in a way that was partisan and unfair.” Releasing it, he said, “puts in danger the lives of Americans.”…
For Mrs. Clinton, the challenge is different: She must balance her desire to be seen as tough on national security against pressure from her party’s liberal wing to not only condemn the gruesome tactics but punish those involved. The report provides an opportunity for potential Clinton challengers to stake out a position to her left — and one Democrat, Gov. Martin O’Malley of Maryland, took it.
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