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Originally Posted by Bucco
I respect your feelings COLOGAL......and ask you this question (actually TWO questions)....
We waterboarded THREE (3) people and only 3. It was shortly after the attack on our country. It was on 3 people who could have info on other planned attacks.
Question ONE...under those circumstances am I understanding you would NOT waterboard to get this information in order to protect our values ?
QUESTION TWO.....when you allude to "One of your own" as you did...what are you referring to...color, religion, nationality...what exactly does "One of your own" mean ? Are you a member of some select organization and others are on the outside ?
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The answer to #2 is.. Erich Mancow Muller, a conservative radio talk show host, was waterboarded. He repeatedly stated that waterboarding was NOT torture and wanted to prove that. Oh well... now he understands what this really was. The one of your own comment referred to the fact he was a conservative....
As for #1...What good are our values if we abandon them so quickly? We tried people for war crimes on this same issue. How can we hold the moral high ground now? Also, there are various claims out there about the value of the information....one reports Cheney's office demanded this procedure to prove a link between Hussein and Al-Qaeda existed. It didn't exist. If this is true then the waterboarding of at least one terrorist was done for self serving reasons.
I have two nephews in the military...one of which has been to Iraq 4 times, wounded once. These tactics put them at risk should they be captured.
My mother used to always say this to me...."Don't sink to their level"
Seems to be a good point here.