It's hard to be happy when you are facing 120 to 140 degree temperatures and nothing seems to be moving in a direction that you think or they think or you've been told it's supposed to be moving in.

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We need to fix this. It hasn't been done yet because there's still a reluctance...

We need to fix this. It hasn't been done yet because there's still a reluctance...

I had 16 other prisons that I needed to pay attention to, and we did....

I had 16 other prisons that I needed to pay attention to, and we did....

The war was declared over - the end of major combat operations - in May...

The war was declared over - the end of major combat operations - in May...

Shortly after we arrived in Baghdad, we had another conversation with the ambassador. He said...

Shortly after we arrived in Baghdad, we had another conversation with the ambassador. He said...

There was a military police brigade with over 3,400 soldiers getting ready to go home...

There was a military police brigade with over 3,400 soldiers getting ready to go home...

The vast majority of prisoners at Abu Ghraib, even after interrogation, had no further intel...

The vast majority of prisoners at Abu Ghraib, even after interrogation, had no further intel...

In November, they transferred control of Abu Ghraib to the military intelligence command completely; it...

In November, they transferred control of Abu Ghraib to the military intelligence command completely; it...

At that time, about July 5, we had no Iraqi corrections officers working for us....

At that time, about July 5, we had no Iraqi corrections officers working for us....

I was ordered not to go out to Abu Ghraib after dark early on, because...

I was ordered not to go out to Abu Ghraib after dark early on, because...

Military police know what to do, they know the Geneva Conventions, and their objective is...

Military police know what to do, they know the Geneva Conventions, and their objective is...

After they killed Uday and Qusay, the focus centered on Saddam: Find him, kill him,...

After they killed Uday and Qusay, the focus centered on Saddam: Find him, kill him,...

I thought that that mission and the mission of taking care of those soldiers were...

I thought that that mission and the mission of taking care of those soldiers were...

Military intelligence interrogators, however, their goal is to get information, to save lives, to stop...

Military intelligence interrogators, however, their goal is to get information, to save lives, to stop...

They transfer the prison, and all of a sudden all this money cuts loose, all...

They transfer the prison, and all of a sudden all this money cuts loose, all...

And shortly after that, when I try to get access to those soldiers, to ask...

And shortly after that, when I try to get access to those soldiers, to ask...

If they conducted a raid in this room, you'd all be policed up. They'd take...

If they conducted a raid in this room, you'd all be policed up. They'd take...

If you are charged with this responsibility of enhancing interrogations, or using soldiers to enhance...

If you are charged with this responsibility of enhancing interrogations, or using soldiers to enhance...

I joined the 800th MP Brigade when they were already deployed.

I joined the 800th MP Brigade when they were already deployed.

I knew how many MPs I had assigned to the brigade, how many military prison...

I knew how many MPs I had assigned to the brigade, how many military prison...