There's a real issue here, Doug, it isn't just about point-scoring and entertainment.

The right of prisoners to humane treatment and a fair trial, and the duty of the authorities to recognise and defend that right, is something which should transcend political differences. And torture is something which can never be tolerated or excused.

People have died to preserve those rights and those duties, and when they are set aside by those with the power to set them aside, this is an act of betrayal. I anticipate a time will come when this whole episode will be something for which all decent Americans will be ashamed. As has happened in respect of similar episodes in the past.