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[Tyrone Bigguns]

Personally, I don't like the option of torture...however, at the same time, dealing with radical Islamic terrorists is quite different than dealing with most other POW situations.

To think that rational, respectful dialog is going to reap any benefits from radical terrorists is looney IMO. The entire point of rational, respectful dialog is that BOTH sides have the respect.

Clearly, al Qaeda has zero respect for any Americans...and never will. So, how do you build a rational, respectful working relationship with that blantant fact staring you in the face?

Options like waterboarding should not be our first option...but I do not agree with the notion that they should be taken off the table. The only elements I feel are off-limits are ones that actually put the life of the prisoner at risk.

By most accounts, waterboarding is a MENTAL TORTURE technique...no different than bombarding Noreiga's compound with 130 decibel rock music 24-7.

IMO, the use of tazers in this nation by our police is a much greater torture actually exhibited against US citizens. Can you cite an example where a prisoner we held has died because of waterboarding? I can cite dozens of examples of people dying due to being tazered by police.

Where is your outrage for that?

Don't taze me bro!!

The issue of torture isn't whether it is mental or physical. Besides all the ethical, moral, and legislative issues..it isn't effective.

Tazers: I'm with you on that...despite it being a local business. We actually had a case of an officer, pissed about the way the "criminal" had run from his cop girlfriend hold the tazer for like 50 seconds or so..killed the guy.

[Tyrone Bigguns]

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Obama is just the right amount of black. (Second City)

[HarveyWallbangers]

I don't believe in capital punishment.

I think our government is too big.

I believe in state's rights.

I think all citizens should own at least one rifle or shotgun.

Tex, what do you think?