Eating my words
Thursday, June 24, 2004
A while back I complained that George W Bush was being quite ambiguous in his view on whether torture could ever be justified. I felt that he had only condemned the actions of Abu Ghraib for not complying with US law, but it seemed like he did not want to talk of whether torture could ever be justified regardless of legalities.
Well yesterday W laid out in unambiguous terms what my concerns were. He said (according to CNN):
Well yesterday W laid out in unambiguous terms what my concerns were. He said (according to CNN):
"Look, let me make very clear the position of my government and our country," Bush said Tuesday in the Oval Office.That statement does make me feel more comfortable. It doesn't get rid of all of the questions around the whole torture issue, and that the US has been trying to get war crimes immunity for it soldiers in action around the world. However, it does make me feel slightly better knowing that the administration is at least willing to present itself as being morally against torture under any conditions.
"We do not condone torture. I have never ordered torture. I will never order torture. The values of this country are such that torture is not a part of our soul and our being."
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How can I put this?...WE DON'T TORTURE PEOPLE! As it immoral and really does't work. We'll leave the torturing to the likes of Al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein. I was a Securtiy Policeman in the USAF and the US military has VERY strong rules on what you can and cannot do to a POW, violate them and you'll find yourself up shitcheek so fast your head will spin. As the scumbags from Abu Ghraib can testify.
As for the war crimes immunity issuse, The reason America is fighting this is we don't want our soldiers placed at the mercy of anti-Americans, and put on trial for political reasons, IMO it would take the French about 10-15 mins. to bring some Ameican soldier up on charges.