Originally posted by Deus_Brandon
You must be a MORON !!!! .. RE-READ the post above ... as I am trying to ignore ignorance of not reading the ABOVE POST ... If someone kills your
mother ... I bet you would turn to them and give them a free shot at your sister next ???? Great American you are ... I bet your family was a huge
part of creating this country we live in ... Spineless ... nothing ....
That is talking not only about you .. but your family as they are the reason you are like you are ....
I really think calling me a moron will get you warned, but I hope any moderator reading this thread doesn't enforce it. I'm also a little angry
that you brought my family into it for whatever reason. That's childish and immature; refrain from doing so in the future.
Now I'm trying to figure out if your post is a joke. I mean, no offense, but your post is so arrogant and needlessly inflammatory that I'm
wondering if the person behind the computer is so immature. If you really are (and I'll continue with this assumption), then I sincerely ask you to
look over your post before you submit it; it'll make us both look better. Additionally, you need to try not to do that thing where you type one line
and press enter three times, it makes your posts (the one before the post I quoted) difficult to read.
Now, back on topic. My problem is with things like this:
Originally posted by Deus_Brandon
When I see a fuzzy photo of a pile of naked Iraqi prisoners who have been humiliated in what amounts to a college-hazing incident, rest assured: I
don't care.
See, I never flipped out over this, and I actually told some people to think before running with isolated reports of torture (ex. Abu Ghraib, though I
still think it's wrong). But the problem is that we can't start down the slippery slope of inhumanity. Humiliating and torturing prisoners is
something that is dishonorable and inhumane, and ultimately ineffective when trying to extract information. In fact, I'd advise you to read the
KUBARK Counterintelligence Interrogation document by the CIA. It was declassified in 1997 and offers insight into both coercion and psychology.
Giving honor doesn't mean giving someone a metaphorical "free shot." It means refraining from causing terror and pain when there's no reason to
do so (except for "getting back" at people, which is completely invalid).
I think torture is pretty spineless, if you want to call it that. This kind of arrogance, disrespect, and hate is much of the reason why Americans
are seen in a bad light sometimes.
[edit on 14-6-2007 by Johnmike]