Co-moderator Major Garrett read an email from a veteran of the Vietnam War who believes “torture is always wrong in all cases,” and asked if the candidates agree. The question was first directed to Herman Cain, who said he’d do whatever military leaders said they wanted to do. Garrett pressed further, specifically noting the argument over waterboarding. Cain replied:
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Monday, November 14, 2011
Republicans Return To The Torture Debate
That there’s still even “debate” over whether the United States should engage in torture is a national embarrassment, and the way it was addressed in last night’s debate wasn’t exactly encouraging.
Co-moderator Major Garrett read an email from a veteran of the Vietnam War who believes “torture is always wrong in all cases,” and asked if the candidates agree. The question was first directed to Herman Cain, who said he’d do whatever military leaders said they wanted to do. Garrett pressed further, specifically noting the argument over waterboarding. Cain replied:
Co-moderator Major Garrett read an email from a veteran of the Vietnam War who believes “torture is always wrong in all cases,” and asked if the candidates agree. The question was first directed to Herman Cain, who said he’d do whatever military leaders said they wanted to do. Garrett pressed further, specifically noting the argument over waterboarding. Cain replied:
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I believe a few of these Republican candidates really shot themselves in the foot on this one.
Torture is torture. Waterboarding is torture.
If they're for using it, I have no choice as to discount them as a viable candidate.
I'm on the verge of wanting to call a couple of them war mongers as well. Seems like they'd have us in Iran and probably in a few more places their first year in office. From the other side of their mouths, they want huge cuts in spending. Well, once again, they've spoken from BOTH sides of their mouths. They're saying anything they THINK people want to hear. Haven't we had enough of that? Especially in the last 3 years?
Is that what we want for our country? More wars? Higher deficits? More uncontrolled spending?
I don't!
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