Our New Centcom Commander Excusing His Iraqi Forces' Methods

HuffPo, a year ago

"But on Dec. 13, 2005, Gen. Martin Dempsey, in charge of training Iraqi security forces, had told ABC News, "we are fighting in a very harsh environment..these guys are not fighting on the streets of Bayonne, New Jersey." Dempsey was defending forced confessions as an acceptable cultural practice, according to ABC's Elizabeth Vargas' account.

Dempsey was discussing the Iraqi Wolf Brigade, identified by the US State Department as responsible for dragging 36 Sunnis from their homes, shooting them in the heads, and pouring acid on their faces."