Waterboarding...

I've got some bad news for everyone involved in this argument... there are no winners.

Waterboarding is torture. No delusion can ever change that. Unfortunately, sometimes... that's our only option. My friends on the left are going to hate this, but I'll explain.

Say we've caught Killer A. Killer A is part of an organization which plans to hit the U.S. with another bomb. That bomb is on a plane heading for the U.S., and it plans to detonate in one hour. You've exhausted diplomacy, bargaining, and psychological intimidation. The clock is ticking. Thousands of lives are in the process. Would you?

Bringing it closer to home, say someone abducted the one you love. Say you've got the criminal, and you can't open the combination lock to free that person you love. Time is ticking. Law enforcement is nowhere to be found. The criminal isn't budging. What would you do?

You'd do it. I'd do it, and I have the stones to admit it. I am in no way endorsing some sort of Batman-ish vigilante style violence... but you get my point.

At times, torture is the only option. However, it should only be used as a final option to the worst of circumstances. I'm open to listening to comments.



The Bush Administration is another freaking story. The more evidence released, the more it looks like the reasoning behind the waterboarding was political. However, not all of the information was released.

Here's my take: Cheney and friends authorized torture. They did it as a knee-jerk reaction to a post-9/11 world. It's been done before (Cromwell, Stalin), and it will unfortunately be done again. That doesn't make it right, but there may have been some truly good reasoning behind it. If waterboarding performed the function per my reasoning above, I'll bite. However, the number of times waterboarding took place per individual is questionable.

And if any of you think Pelosi or the high level Democrats are innocent or oblivious on this, think again. If it comes out that our worst fears are confirmed, then Pelosi should be behind bars with "Dead Eye Dick."

Any questions?