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If Waterboarding Works, Does That Make It Morally Acceptable?
Townhall.com ^ | December 17 | Jacob Sullum

Posted on 12/17/2014 4:24:07 PM PST by Kaslin

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1 posted on 12/17/2014 4:24:07 PM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Yes, next question


2 posted on 12/17/2014 4:25:21 PM PST by Smedley (It's a sad day for American capitalism when a man can't fly a midget on a kite over Central Park)
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To: Kaslin
Yes, next question
3 posted on 12/17/2014 4:26:50 PM PST by chris37 (heartless)
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Every time I hear about this or Abu Grahib and all the rest, I have to wonder why have I never ever been able to find anything written about how our POW are treated by Al Qaeda etc.


4 posted on 12/17/2014 4:26:53 PM PST by Cubs Fan (Victim status-- way more addictive than any drug)
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To: Smedley
youre asking....



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5 posted on 12/17/2014 4:27:06 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Kaslin

no one said it was moral, it was necessary.


6 posted on 12/17/2014 4:27:23 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama lied .. the economy died.)
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Of course it’s morally acceptable - it’s not torture.


7 posted on 12/17/2014 4:31:03 PM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: Kaslin

If God doesn’t endorse torture, why did he give us pain and suffering?


8 posted on 12/17/2014 4:31:20 PM PST by woofie
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Would it have been moral for the paki government to water board some one with guilty knowledge to prevent the murders of 141 students and teachers?


9 posted on 12/17/2014 4:31:52 PM PST by morphing libertarian (Defund , sue, impeach. Overturn Obamacare, amnesty.)
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Yes, if you make certain to waterboard Charlie Rangel while you’re at it. You know, just on general principle...


10 posted on 12/17/2014 4:32:09 PM PST by Milton Miteybad (I am Jim Thompson. {Really.})
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The only immoral part is that after getting all the information possible they weren’t taken out back and shot.


11 posted on 12/17/2014 4:33:10 PM PST by The Free Engineer
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To: Kaslin

Yes.


12 posted on 12/17/2014 4:33:28 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Good Muslims, like good Nazis or good liberals, are terrible human beings.)
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Does Chuck ask similar questions to pro-abortion guests on his show?


13 posted on 12/17/2014 4:34:06 PM PST by A_Former_Democrat (Garner, Martin & Brown . . . all hoisted by their own petards)
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Hmmm. If flying planes into buildings and killing 140 plus people in Peshwar works, does that make it morally acceptable? Seems like they pick on anybody. Regardless of whether or not they have a role. We, on the other hand seem to pick on the ones that perpetrate these acts. At least for the most part.


14 posted on 12/17/2014 4:34:19 PM PST by rktman (Served in the Navy to protect the rights of those that want to take some of mine away. Odd, eh?)
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To: Cubs Fan
Every time I hear about this or Abu Grahib and all the rest, I have to wonder why have I never ever been able to find anything written about how our POW are treated by Al Qaeda etc.

Do you want to descend to their level?

We were somehow able to win World War II without subjecting enemy POWs to something like the Bataan Death March.

15 posted on 12/17/2014 4:35:05 PM PST by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: Kaslin
Morality is, apparently, subjective. I consider my self very moral yet as soon as I am outed as an agnostic I am told that that is an impossible state for someone such as myself.

As an aside, monotheists are all alike, Jews, Christians and Muslims...wait, no...Christians and Muslim kill to advance their causes. At least Jews are comfortable with their victim status.

Once again, as an agnostic I just don't know who is correct, but I will continue to seek truth where ever I go. :{)

16 posted on 12/17/2014 4:35:18 PM PST by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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Ask the Cubans— obamaumao thinks they’re OK, just like all his commie pals who torture and run police states.

See, a LEFTwing police state is a GOOD one. Stalin for example— ideal.


17 posted on 12/17/2014 4:37:55 PM PST by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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And we’re worried about the morality of it all...when they stone women, lop off heads, kill 140 students and ram planes into the embassies and towers and blow up innocents and on and on.


18 posted on 12/17/2014 4:41:20 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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According to Dr. Mitchell, who helped develop and administer the interrogation program used on the terrorists, it probably doesn’t matter if it worked or not - the effectiveness of the program was in the leadup to the waterboarding, and getting the subject to decide to try to avoid it - Mitchell says indeed subjects will say any sort of crazy thing while actually being waterboarding to get the interrogators to stop, but will be much more likely to give valid information to try to avoid going under the procedure again - so whether it works or not is a moot question - it’s moral.....


19 posted on 12/17/2014 4:42:02 PM PST by Intolerant in NJ
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I thought liberals were all about the ends justifying the means?


20 posted on 12/17/2014 4:42:39 PM PST by RS_Rider (I hate Illinois Nazis)
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