Faithfully implementing Obama's wishes, Craig drew up plans for the release of photos of American troops engaging in the abuse of prisoners.

He termed other aspects of the U.S. invasion of Iraq "disappointments," including the failure to find weapons of mass destruction and the treatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.

They are both determined to tackle three of its root causes-by banning torture, closing guantanamo Bay and embracing a cap-and-trade policy on climate change.