jreeves
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- Feb 12, 2008
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I hate this bloody multiple quote thing.
The reality is that there are a large number of people in this world and dare i say this country that want nothing more than to see dead Americans on the TV.
IMO if a government agency has credible evidence of a terrorist plot on US soil that any and all means necessary should be used to obtain information that will save American lives.
If that means torture, so be it.
I don't believe saying please to a terrorist is going to work.
I'd rather have America have the reputation that she will do whatever it takes to protect the lives and well being of her citizens, especially on her home soil.
You cut off my finger, I take your hand. You kill one American, your life and the lives of a thousand more of you are forfeit.
Any and all acts of violence should be met with a response that is absolutely overwhelming and devastating.
Oh bollocks. Skull, Americans are quite adept at killing each other. You've got a massively high domestic homicide rate, if you were really worried about it you'd address it.
I see no qualitative difference between someone killed by a terrorist or someone killed by a common or garden criminal. The end result is the same. Dead.
As for torture doesn't work, what works is good on the ground human intellligence. Torture might be okay for a bit of revenge but as far as intel goes, it's bullshit. You get down to that then you're out of the race.
Torture is by no means an admission of failure. It's an acknowledgement of our adversary. Terrorist that would blow themselves up, don't respond to please tell me the truth.