10/24/2006

Vice President Dick Cheney discussed the subject of waterboarding in an interview with conservative radio talk show host Scott Hennen on October 24, 2006. ” ‘Would you agree a dunk in water is a no-brainer if it can save lives?’ the host asked. ‘It’s a no-brainer for me,’ Cheney said. ‘But for a while there, I was criticized as being the Vice President for Torture. We don’t torture. That’s not what we’re involved in. We live up to our obligations in international treaties that we’re party to and so forth. But the fact is, you can have a fairly robust interrogation program without torture.’ ”

 – Peter Baker, Days of Fire, Page 495