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Tuesday, May 15, 2007
McCain: No torture
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Arizona Sen. John McCain used his own experience as a prisoner of war in Vietnam to explain why he does not believe in torturing suspects.

"When I was in Vietnam, one of the things that sustained us as we underwent torture ourselves is the knowledge that if we had our positions reversed and we were the captors, we would not impose that kind of treatment on them," McCain said. "It's not about the terrorists, it's about us. It's about what kind of country we are."

McCain said active duty generals and others who had served in the military agreed with his anti-torture stance and that he was "glad of it."

Several candidates participating in Tuesday's GOP debate suggested that they would support investigation techniques that critics have labeled torture.

--CNN Associate Producer Lauren Kornreich
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