| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding' | |
| Posted by: | Malcolm Peltu | |
| Date/Time: | 10/11/10 11:41:00 |
| 'The question is would you 'waterboard'. There are only two answers yes or no.' Isn't Bush strongly suggesting that he said Yes only because it wasn't defined as 'torture' by his advisers at the time? He used that as part of his justification, clearly suggesting there are types of torture he wouldn't find acceptable. In both theoretical and practical terms it is therefore not a simple Yes/No question. Given the unpredictability of the outcome, when a Yes/No decision has to be made by someone in charge there is still a possibility that you don't defend the people you are trying to protect. Do those who say a clear 'Yes' have any limit on what kinds of actions could be given the go-ahead? |