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shaping the debate (0.00 / 0)

Good job in the interview!  I wish the debate would shift away from Obama, Bush, and Bush's legacy and toward the actual policy.  David did an awesome job defending the position that torture is never right - which is surprisingly hard - and that our country needs to take the moral high ground and lead by example.  I find it appalling that people hem and haw about its effectiveness, implying that if it were effective at bringing in reliable intelligence, its use would be justified.  Others try to change the language to "advanced interrogation techniques" and give waterboarding only a quasi-torture status.  This isn't about the rules of war or keeping our country safe, it's about treating members of our species like human beings.  

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by: bryantdillon @ Tue Apr 21, 2009 at 16:46:45 PM CDT