“The putative intelligence gains made by the abusive interrogation techniques were easily outweighed by the damage they caused to the United States’ moral standing, according to Admiral Dennis Blair, then the director of national intelligence, who wrote in April [21] 2009, ‘These techniques have hurt our image around the world, the damage they have done to our interests far outweighed whatever benefits they gave us and they are not essential to our national security.’ “
– Peter Bergen, The Longest War, Page 119