overseas. they say is this what's happening back home. it is is demoralizing on this level. it is factually inaccurate. torture doesn't work. we should know by now torture doesn't work. it puts our troops in harm's way, sets a bad precedent. thousands of soldiers gave up because they knew if they were captured they would be treated welby americans. if you implemented torture, people will fight to their dying breath. that makes it harder for our troops. i think most american troops want the same thing. why make it harder for them? that is a different angle on torture that troops understand, some of these policy pundits don't. >> the reality on the ground different, as you would know. policy concerns for the brothers and sisters who protect this country. still no v.a. secretary. the name brian mast, though, well-known within the washington