Hearts and minds.

Beat him with hoses and pipes, then suffocated him. 60 days house arrest, maximum. Can be reduced.

That's what an Iraqi's life is worth. For those few situations eggregious enough to get prosecuted.

Ya wonder why they bother.

No jail time for officer in Iraqi general's death
Army interrogator stuffed Iraqi in sleeping bag and suffocated him
"Chief Warrant Officer Lewis Welshofer Jr. also was ordered to forfeit $6,000 salary and was restricted to his place of work, worship and barracks for 60 days. The sentence now goes to the commanding general, Maj. Gen. Robert W. Mixon, who can order a lighter sentence or set the whole verdict aside, defense attorney Frank Spinner said. "

"Prosecutors described Welshofer as a rogue interrogator who became frustrated with Mowhoush’s refusal to answer questions and escalated his techniques from simple interviews to beatings to simulating drowning, and finally, to death."