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Conan O'Brien	Jan 24 2009, 03:07 PM
SKILLNADEN ÄR DRINKABILITY Posts: 2,781 Group: Veteran Member #16 Joined: June 8, 2005	Reaver Jan 24 2009, 12:58 PM Dwight D. Eisenhower I am 99% against torture. So Barack Obama is 99% against tortue and you call him a hypocrite? Keep in mind that for the vast majority of detainees previously tortured, they will never be tortured again. If the threat which can be prevented through torture is grave, lasting, and certain, I think it is unethical to act as a bystander if the information is available and can prevent the loss of hundreds - possibly thousands - of lives. I never said I was 100% against torture. He did. Unless I have a flawed view of what it means to be a hypocrite, that means he is and I'm not. (Not like I actually called him one anyways) I just think that when you justify torturing to save tens of thousands, then you justify for saving a hundred people, then dozens. Where's the cut-off? If for example you think torturing someone to save five lives is okay, I'd argue that you'd be allowed to torture the vast majority of Gitmo, since most terrorist attacks kill more than that number, and most probably could tell you the name of one other member. Then your 99% turns into 10% of cases. I mean personally, I'm all about WWJD, and I can't see JC cracking someone's skull open.
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