Water Boarding Options

[jaeman]

Many of you may recall this topic being discussed as a political issue in the current 2008 Presidential Election.

For those who aren't familiar with the topic, water boarding is a form of tortue which utilizes water and simulates drowning in a controlled setting. The process has allegedly been used by the CIA to interrogate detained terrorists and is seen more of an interrogation technique than torture. That's right, United States law does not recognize water boarding as a form of torture and allows the practice. Seems ironic because government officials claim that the United States of America definitely does not practice torture.

Do you think water boarding should be classified as tortue in United States law and the practice be stopped?

[Comptine]

Oh, that's real mature. That's perfect for foreign policy. "They started it!"

What about when our POWs had bamboo slivers shoved up their fingernails or tied to rotating fans while their legs were held down? Or what about all the other times our POWs suffered dehumanization?

I'm not asking to shower them with flowers and candies and puppies. I'm saying, treat them like human beings.

Sometimes, Americans lose sight that, yes, outside of our country, there are other humans.

We maintain a certain level of ethical codes to ensure each individual the same treatment. It's not a perfect system, of course.

Besides, the Iraqi insurgents are defending their own country because we stormed into theirs. They fight because we started it. Is that okay?

[fameONE]

I'm not asking to shower them with flowers and candies and puppies. I'm saying, treat them like human beings.

Al Qaeda deserves no such thing. Terrorist cells that follow the "supposed" Al Qaeda doctrine are all over the world. Just last year, a Marine was beheaded in the Philippines and his body was sent back to base.

Wait, I got one better, shortly after my friend from high school was killed in Samarra, Iraq, a soldier in his brigade was burned alive after being captured. He was a field radio operator.

Sometimes, Americans lose sight that, yes, outside of our country, there are other humans.

We maintain a certain level of ethical codes to ensure each individual the same treatment. It's not a perfect system, of course.

We live in a world full of bastards. Life ain't all flowers and sunshine, sweetheart. Ethics go out of the window when IEDs become a primary means of attack, for them.

Besides, the Iraqi insurgents are defending their own country because we stormed into theirs. They fight because we started it. Is that okay?[/font]

Insurgents are defending their ideals, not their country.