Re: what is torture
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I'm guessing by the tone of your question, that you're expecting the answer to be "none," and then you counter by saying "well, torture is an accepted practice for others, why shouldn't it be for us?"
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Actually, I'm on the fence regarding torture and leaning towards the "no" side. Just an observation of the disadvantage we put ourselves at by outright banning it.
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I would say that it's because we've spent the last 4 years in a war to depose a tyrant because he used torture on his own people.
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Careful. You're deviating from the "phony war for oil" mantra when you make such statements... [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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I think we would do well to take the moral high ground here.
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This is one of the main reasons for my leaning towards no torture.
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