McCain calls waterboarding torture after voting against it's ban. Contradiction?

Hatuey · 09-01-08, 11:30 PM

McCain criticizes Bush on torture of prisoners - Yahoo! News

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"Well, waterboarding to me is torture, OK?" McCain responded. "And waterboarding was advocated by the administration, and according to a published report, was used."

Bush has said the United States does not practice torture. But the Central Intelligence Agency has admitted using waterboarding, a form of simulated drowning, and a recent Justice Department probe cited cases of sleep disruption, "short shackling" and other physical techniques against terrorism suspects captured after the September 11 attacks.

McCain suffered torture at the hands of his captors during more than five years in a Vietnam prison camp.

Yes? No?

Lerxst · 09-02-08, 01:30 AM

Absolutely. But not surprising. He does that kind of thing a lot.

PeteEU · 09-02-08, 03:44 AM

Of course it is. He has flip flopped on the issue and is a freaking hypocrite. I said this long before the got the nomination, and was slammed for it by the usual suspects on the right.

McCain was against torture before he was for it, before he again was against it, but his voting record shows inconsistencies!

P/N · 09-02-08, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by PeteEU

Of course it is. He has flip flopped on the issue and is a freaking hypocrite. I said this long before the got the nomination, and was slammed for it by the usual suspects on the right.

McCain was against torture before he was for it, before he again was against it, but his voting record shows inconsistencies!

I'm curious Petey. Unless we invade Spain, or you are a terrorist, how does this affect you exactly?