Donald Trump on waterboarding: 'If it doesn’t work, they deserve it anyway.'

Washington Post ^ | 11/24/2015 | By Jenna Johnson

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Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Monday he not only would bring back waterboarding, the controversial interrogation technique discontinued by the Obama administration, but also would "approve more than that," even if such tactics prove ineffective.

"Would I approve waterboarding? You bet your ass I would -- in a heartbeat," Trump said to loud cheers during a rally at a convention center here Monday night that attracted thousands. "And I would approve more than that. Don't kid yourself, folks. It works, okay? It works. Only a stupid person would say it doesn't work."

Trump said such techniques are needed to confront terrorists who "chop off our young people's heads" and "build these iron cages, and they'll put 20 people in them and they drop them in the ocean for 15 minutes and pull them up 15 minutes later."

"It works," Trump said over and over again. "Believe me, it works. And you know what? If it doesn't work, they deserve it anyway, for what they're doing. It works."

At the rally Trump continued to claim he watched "fairly large numbers" of Muslims in New Jersey celebrating the 9/11 terrorist attacks, further circulating a story that was discredited by New Jersey officials years ago.

[fatnotlazy]

Drones them or drones on at them?

[tuffydoodle]

Standards of sane conduct have been long gone.

[Balding_Eagle]

Hardly jumping the shark.

The crowd roared approval.

The words were music to my ears, and I dare say music to the ears of most Americans.

[GnuThere]

That may be my favorite quote of the campaign so far!

[KC_for_Freedom]

War should be fought at the same level as the side willing to go lowest. In a war with one side willing to kill innocent people having a meal in a restaurant, there is simply nothing that is off the table. I am a Trump GOP supporter

[ManHunter]

C’mon Donald, now you’re just saying things to antagonize the poor, sensitive liberals! I can hear the primal screams now as they again foretell of his downfall...

[ManHunter]

I wouldn’t say lots, but some are - and it’s scary as hell...

[TexasRepublic]

If the waterboarding does not work, put dirty panties on their heads. That’s brutal, but they deserve it.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Go get ‘em Mr. Trump!!

[Vaduz]

Hillary should be tested first to make sure it works.

[Bob434]

[[I believe lots of our Military servicemembers are waterboarded at some point in their training.]] Yes but they aren't hardened terrorists, and therefore it's not considered 'torture' when done on Anyone Else but hardened terrorists- only hardened terrorists who undergo waterboarding can be declared as having been 'cruelly tortured' Hell- women joining frats get hazed worse than the terrorists do- apparently our women are tougher than these 'hardened terrorists'

[CodeToad]

Trump on Waterboarding: "If it doesn't work, they deserve it anyway."

That's good for another million votes!!!