Americans are simply losing their ability to distinguish right from wrong. I don't know how else to put it. Up is down, day is night, left is right and right is wrong.
A good illustration of my thesis is the growing political consensus around the idea that the U.S. should stop using any effective interrogation techniques that make our terrorist enemies uncomfortable – even those involved in planning acts of mass destruction and annihilation.
For instance, armchair generals are increasingly referring to "waterboarding" as torture and saying it must be stopped in all cases.
I have no doubts waterboarding is a very unpleasant experience. It must be so because it is considered 100 percent effective and usually induces cooperation within 30 seconds.
The technique of waterboarding involves pouring water on the head of a prisoner with the purpose of triggering a gagging reflex and the panic of imminent drowning.
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Poster Comment:
His 1st sentence is a little ironic.