Cheney strikes back

[FMBI]

Or, perhaps, out.

 

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Remember how we couldn't give any of the Guantanamo prisoners a fair trial because then other terrorists might "learn how we operated," thus endangering future efforts?

 

Well, none of that applies now! Let's just release all the memos referring to torture methods that worked!

 

 

The hypocrisy of all of this is kind of ridiculous in the first place, but it gets even worse when you remember that 1. torture doesn't work - there probably are no successful records, and 2. even if it did, Obama wouldn't release the memos. Therefore, Cheney's doing the same thing the anti-stimulus people have been doing for months - just throw out tons of crap and wait for the gullible media to apply the fair-and-balanced mantra to stories which are completely one-sided in real life.

 

Ah, I wonder how long it will take for all the Bush people to give up and go live under a rock?

[NBVegita]

If torture doesn't work then why has just about every civilization throughout history practiced it? Not saying I condone it, but in a lot of cases, torture can be a very persuasive form of interrogation.

 

Also I think he's simply trying to present both sides of a story, obviously as a defense. The side that "torture" was committed has come out. Now he wants the public to know that it wasn't simply torture for the sake of being cruel.

 

Even if the CIA released reports showing every person they "tortured" released credible, lifesaving information, the American people aren't going to change how they feel over it. If you condone the use of torture, you do. If you don't, a simple memo stating they received information as a result of it won't make you change your mind.

 

I say release the information. If you've already told half of the story, you should at least make sure to finish it.

 

The Bush people will be more likely to crawl under a rock when they are no longer attacked. So don't plan on them going anywhere for the next few decades. It would be much better for the Republicans if they did just crawl under a rock, let them move on with their party.