Do you believe that an economic blockade of a country in order to remove a vicious dictator is torture?

Is is acceptable to bomb a house where a known terrorist is suspected of hiding, knowing that there may be civilians inside?

If a hijacked plane full of commercial passengers was headed for a children's hospital, would it be OK to shoot it down?

I just want to know what people think is acceptable.

Anyone who thinks that torture doesn't occur on POW's captured in or from any nation has no idea about the truth.

Are they trying to kill them? No they are looking for information as the prisoner is no good dead to the enemy no matter who their enemy is.

Water boarding has always been used chances are by every single nation that has had POW's because it is torture in the sense that the POW's body thinks their drowning when in fact they are not. It leaves no marks and is very effective in retrieving information. Most will out right lie if they have no information just to get them to stop.

Only time death would be considered, other than sheer hatred for the person or their beliefs, would be if there are concerns for food and water availability, because information is much more important.

Anyone believing that any nation follows the geneva convention to the letter is just sucking in the policy to make the governments treatment of POW's appear civil in the civilians eyes.

Questing that has to be asked is who interprets what cruel and unusual punishment/torture is? That is where the line gets real fuzzy.

Originally posted by Leo Strauss
Remember when we used to be the good guys?

A star to you for what should be the rallying cry of the American people.

Originally posted by jsobecky
I just want to know what people think is acceptable.

How about the line be drawn at the precise point where you would allow such things to be done to your family...or brothers-in-arms?