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Beardguy57 said:
G Man, what I am saying is that you cannot become like your enemies. To some degree, we have, and there ARE US soldiers in Iraq now who have done terible things to the people there..it's documented in the news.

My point is to NOT become like the enemy..because then, you become the enemy, yourself.



You make it sound like America is some sort of shining bastion of righteousness when it is most certainly not (and even if we did torture, I still don't see how we couldn't be righteous at the same time). Maybe to our citizens, but why to our enemies? We're just like any other country in this world trying to survive. Do you really think we can do that by preaching what you believe to be the moral failings of a system that works? Do you enjoy being taken advantage of? Do you enjoy standing idly by why our soldiers get tortured beyond belief?

Outlawing torture is not going to keep other people from torturing. There's a little something called "deterrence". Look it up. I'd rather be feared than put on a meat-hook.

Furthermore, by what logic do you denounce torture? What's your reasoning for being against it towards enemy combatants?