Quote:
Originally Posted by 142EBC
This whole torture issue is so much larger than the poetic ideals we swallow. We need to play first person with it... look your child in the eye and say, "I can't condone waterboarding that man who knows how to save your life because I would be no better than him. I love you. I'll miss you."
|
so you could look your child in the eye and say, "you are no better than the terrorists who flew those planes into the world trade center. it's okay to violate a treaty our country signed prohibiting torture, because your life is far more important than doing what is fair and just."?