[gridlock]

Used in proper context, it's a valuable tool to use in order to save lives, but let's face it...the jerks who were involved in the Abu Graib fiasco, shouldn't have our blessing to waterboard prisoners for their amusement.

See, that is the problem. When you set a policy, that policy is going to be abused. That is why setting policy is such a tricky business.

[DCPatriot]

Absolutely right.

[Secret Agent Man]

“When you set a policy, that policy is going to be abused.”

Then let’s not ever set any policies. Let’s not make any laws - that’s just an invitation for people to break the laws. This is absurd: people will abuse set policies, therefore, let’s not have any.

You’d be bashing them if they didn’t have any set policies because then you’d be upset there were no clearly defined boundaries people knew they could or couldn’t use.