That quote is from a "defense official" in this NYT article:
The Army has approved a new, classified set of interrogation methods that may complicate negotiations over legislation proposed by Senator John McCain to bar cruel and inhumane treatment of detainees in American custody, military officials said Tuesday....
Some military officials said the new guidelines could give the impression that the Army was pushing the limits on legal interrogation at the very moment when Mr. McCain, Republican of Arizona, is involved in intense three-way negotiations with the House and the Bush administration to prohibit the cruel treatment of prisoners.
In a high-level meeting at the Pentagon on Tuesday, some Army and other Pentagon officials raised concerns that Mr. McCain would be furious at what could appear to be a back-door effort to circumvent his intentions.
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Sen. McCain, we honor you for your service to our country, you have earned your rest, so please leave the public stage now and stop making things worse.
Mark Salter, Mr. McCain's chief of staff, said "This is politically obtuse and damaging,"...in a telephone interview. "The Pentagon hasn't done one molecule of political due diligence on this."
Hmm, the Army is trying to prosecute the war and Mr. Salter is plainly stating that Senator McCain's ego has not been stroked enough.
What erp said.
Mr. McCain would be furious
Which in my book simply means they must be doing something right.
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