For people questioning "Why" this investigation was conducted, here's a statement from the task force The events examined in this report are unprecedented

For people questioning "Why" this investigation was conducted, here's a statement from the task force The events examined in this report are unprecedented in U.S. history. In the course of the nation’s many previous conflicts, there is little doubt that some U.S. personnel committed brutal acts against captives, as have armies and governments throughout history. But there is no evidence there had ever before been the kind of considered and detailed discussions that occurred after September 11, directly involving a president and his top advisers on the wisdom, propriety and legality of inflicting pain and torment on some detainees in our custody.