I read JC's new blog regarding Waterboarding which is very well written and thoroughly researched as he always does. However, I repectfully disagree with my fantastic grandson when he concludes that waterboarding should never be used. I do agree with JC that waterboarding is a form of torture whether the government tries to deny that fact or not. And I agree with JC that it is something that should never be used UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES... but these are not normal times and the type of people we are dealing with are unlike any we have dealt with in the past. They don't care whether they live or die and in most cases would rather die than remain in this world. They can withstand severe living conditions and apparently tremendous hardships. They are dedicated to killing all "nonbelievers" no matter what the cost.
How do you then force these people to reveal anything at all about the atrocities they are planning or involved in? How do you protect the public from people like this? The answer is you use whatever works even if under normal circumstances you would not think of doing this for moral or personal reasons.
We must win this war against terrorism because unless we do one of the first freedoms we will lose will be the right to discuss matters like this openly and to disagree freely.
By the way JC Grandma pretty much agrees with you so I probably won't get any dinner tonight.
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