Methods of Interrogation Masterminded by Miller and Rumsfeld

Major General Geoffrey Miller approved techniques to extract information from prisoners at Guantanamo that may have been inhumane and against the rules of war. Was that okay?

             If terroristic action is a different bird all together, is it wrong to increase the methods of interrogation to obtain information that may prevent bombings and save lives? This question was open-ended until photos appeared in the press from Abu Ghraib. 

Not enough information was being gathered from the Military Police in Iraq to please Rumsfeld so  Miller was sent there to turn around the unsatisfactory results. Investigations now reveal that Gen. Miller, along with Commander Richardo Sanchez, pushed for sleep deprivation, standing for long hours on a box, fierce intimidation using dogs, sexual humiliation, separation from family, lights fluctuations, noise, and physical abuse to extract information for the prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Even Rumsfeld thought that standing for four hours was not enough because he, himself, stood for longer periods. 

The soldiers obeyed the orders and Abu Ghraib became to many Americans, a place of shame. Previously, news medias showed the American viewer a soldier carrying a child through the streets to safety, which brought pride and joy to the hearts of those watching thousands of miles a way. The US was saving lives, feeding thousands, and helping the Iraqi people set up a democratic society. Underneath the folds, however, a very different scenario was taking place inside US military run prisons in Iraq. Men, women, and children were being held and detained based on loose intel. The men were abused daily, without hope of returning home or seeing loved ones. Accounts of the abuse broke to unbelieving ears and eyes in the US.