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'Waterboarding' should be characterized as torture.

According to the Geneva Conventions' definition, it is. What I don't understand though, is why people want to debate whether it is or not. It's like they're backing down or being cowardlike in defending their beliefs. If you believe that we have to torture some people to "keep millions of Americans safe", then say it. But we signed the Geneva Conventions, they defined what torture is, and in that sense we tortured.

Debate principle, not semantics.

2 comments5/29/2009 9:28:46 AM

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July 7, 2009

Ninja Cat commented on an opinion9:50 AM

Opinion of David Petraeus

'Waterboarding' should be characterized as torture.

@JasoNunes Lend me your vote before I think that there's some conservative conspiracy stopping this opinion from being approved.

June 1, 2009

Ninja Cat commented on an opinion10:44 AM

Opinion of David Petraeus

'Waterboarding' should be characterized as torture.

@JZipp @brianr @gethro @jsyantiss Lend me yer votes!

May 29, 2009

10:46 AMNinja Cat (@flarex) comments,

@BrianR I think that's actually a whole other, valid issue. I think that in society today we don't acknowledge the value of mental health and well-being enough. I'm feeling an issue coming on but I can't quite think exactly how to word it right now...

9:19 AMBrianR comments,

You have those who think America can never do anything bad so they'll go out of their way to excuse anything this country does. And then you have those who have an extreme tough guy view of what torture is from T.V. or the movies. If it's not a technique that inflicts extreme physical pain like electrocution or setting the prisoner on fire or something it's not really torture.

Waterboarding simulates drowning. The prisoner feels like he's dying. Tell me why that is not torture, both physically and mentally?

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