Retired Military Ask Obama to Undo Bush Policies

Retired military leaders gave Obama a list of things today that need to be done and undone.

WaPo: They are going into the meeting armed with a list of "things that need to be done and undone," retired Marine Gen. Joseph Hoar, chief of the U.S. Central Command from 1991 to 1994, said Tuesday in an interview with The Associated Press.

"It is fairly extensive," Hoar said.

Top on the list is the CIA's authority, granted by the White House, to use harsh interrogation methods that go beyond those approved for use by the military. They are said to include prolonged sleep deprivation, painful stress positions and waterboarding, though the agency says the last method has not been used since 2003.
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The group, which represents more than three dozen retired military officers with nearly 80 stars between them, is also pushing for an end to extraordinary renditions_ the secret transfer of prisoners to other governments that have a history of torture_ and the closing of the U.S. jail at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, something Obama has already announced he plans to do.

They believe Obama's election, and a stark contrast between his policies and Bush's, can reverse the decline in world opinion about the United States. They tie much of that decline to Guantanamo and detainee abuse, they said.