According to n2sooners, temporary forced drowning ("waterboarding") cannot be torture because we trained troops to endure this technique. If what we did to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Abu Zubaydah is torture, then the US government is guilty of torturing its troops.

By this logic:

* Cutting off a captured terrorist's foot isn't torture, because if it was, then all doctors who amputated a foot would be guilty of torture.
* Raping captured terrorists would be OK, because if it was not OK, then everyone who ever had sex would be guilty of rape.

(of course, this also neglects the fact that temporary forced drowning was inflicted on Abu Zubaydah 83 times and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed 183 times in the span of a month - I doubt SERE training involves such frequent temporary consensual drowning).

I pointed this out, but rather than defend his poor logic (or drop this argument) n2sooners just banned me from commenting on his clips.

Guess he can't handle the truth.

Another conservative chickenshit.

BobbyRutan - let's not engage in personal attacks here. The relevant issue is the quality of the argument, not the qualities of the person making the argument.

My apologies.

Another individual of conservative political leanings who can't handle the truth either due to ignorance or lack of courage as pointed out by jklugman's statement.

I concur with this opinion.

Also the reason SERE exists, as the right keeps conveniently ignoring, is that American troops have been tortured in the past and the troops are therefore taught to survive the experience. Thus proving that this is torture.

It is all a "Us vs. Them" mentality. "They" are terrorist and therefore must be punished. "Us" are always right and can do no wrong.

Oh and the Law is for suckers!

JK, more times than not when I have fun in regard to your reasoning ability, I am being more than a little provocative. However, this comment:

By this logic:
* Cutting off a captured terrorist's foot isn't torture, because if it was, then all doctors who amputated a foot would be guilty of torture.
* Raping captured terrorists would be OK, because if it was not OK, then everyone who ever had sex would be guilty of rape.

..takes the cake.

We all know you would much rather defend the terrorists after the murder of thousands rather than before. I hope you do not have that chance. Truth!

http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/92003645-7A08-4CD1-99BB-2712F4F6D405/

It IS torture. One of their own admits it's so. n2sooners doesn't have a leg to stand on.