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?

[brooklyneast05]

it depends on what's at stake

[fameONE]

it depends on what's at stake

Outstanding, Sir.

I can understand gunning someone down and killing people in war. That's what war is.

How do you explain such acts of cruelty and lack of ethics during an interrogation? Or while the people are locked up, after you already captured them? Do you really think one insurgent being torture will deter others? Even death can't deter insurgents.

Once again, I'm not asking an American soldier to shower an enemy with love or say, "please and thank you".

I say, there should be a simple, basic standard to treat everyone as HUMAN BEINGS.

In theory, that is fine and dandy. You certainly stay within the governed paramaters of the Geneva Conventions. I leave in August for Iraq (kill), so don't expect me to operate with any diplomacy (kill) when I'm getting shot at.