Posted on 03/23/2016 9:21:10 AM PDT by reaganaut1
One of Donald Trump’s foreign-policy advisers said the Republican front-runner is only talking about torturing terrorists because “we are in a political season” and doesn’t believe a Trump administration would resort to such techniques.
In the wake of the terrorist attacks that struck Brussels, the New York billionaire on Tuesday suggested harsh interrogation techniques, including torture, could have prevented the terrorists from carrying out a plan that killed at least 31 people and injured more than 270 in a series of explosions.
Walid Phares, a counterterrorism expert and Fox News contributor, told NPR’s “Morning Edition” on Wednesday that Trump’s rhetoric in response to the terrorist attack isn’t indicative of what he would do as president.
“This is a reaction to a very complex and difficult and challenging situation,” Phares said. “I think Mr. Trump, because we are in a political season, he’s making those statements, but when he will come to the White House … then he’s gonna be tasking experts to answer that question, and I’m not sure that the experts are gonna recommend any form of torture.”
Phares himself is against torture but said he does favor “an enhanced form of interrogation.”
Trump on Tuesday appeared to advocate torture during an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, when asked about Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam, who was captured in Belgium last week and is reportedly talking with investigators.
“Well you know he may be talking, but he’ll talk a lot faster with the torture," Trump said, remarking that if he would have talked sooner, perhaps Tuesday's attacks could have been prevented.
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Just curious about you Cruz guys... is it fun slinging liberal s**t against the wall all day long on FreeRepublic?
I’m not married to anyone in this race, ABC.
However, it’s bothersome to me how Trump feels he needs to make every call. The correct answer is “I’ll give my chosen security and intelligence personnel broad leeway to do whatever they see as necessary to protect the American people and our interests.”
I’m sure he delegates most things in business, do it here too.
” is it fun slinging liberal s**t against the wall all day long on FreeRepublic?”
I think they might be a wittle bit....
SORE CRUZERMAN
So either Trump was lying or the advisor is lying. (On this one, I’m betting it’s Trump.)
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Must be, they do it all day long.
“not sure.’ Hmm. I take that as “Yep, we’ll do it, but we’re not gonna put out a press release.”
Walid—— YOUR FIRED!
The most “liberal s**t” around are Donald Trumps positions over the past 20 odd years. Yes, pun intended.
Most people with half a brain have figured out that Trump will say anything to convince the half-wits to vote for him. That includes his advisors.
The Trump Doctrine: Attack now, Attack later, never question.
I can’t wait to see what he’ll do the first time Putin makes a backhanded insult about him.
“Just curious about you Cruz guys... is it fun slinging liberal s**t against the wall all day long on FreeRepublic?”
Yeah! How dare folks post articles that prompt discussions about politics on a political discussion forum!
Blah, wrong thread.
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Even Hayden said the methods could be revived given circumstances.
Trump is contradicted in public by his own advisers.
In Trump fashion, another contradiction to counter the contradiction is coming
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