thoughtprocess
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This is a circle argument. People who want Bush and Cheney nailed for waterboarding, are not making sense. If waterboarding was not stoppped when Congress knew it was being used in certain cases, how can Pelosi bring it up now? She stepped on a hornet in her bare feet and she is paying for it, as she should be.
Because no matter what congress knew it was still illegal. Also the president doesnt want Bush and Cheney nailed for waterboarding Cheney does. He wishes to advance his principles. It really isnt an arguement of engaging in torture because when the chips are all on the line then presidents and head officials have to make descision and then live with their demons. Its simply Cheney is trying to make it the normal practice and he is advocating for torture he has to be met by the opposition because we have already agreed that torture is not the path we wish to go down.
Nancy Pelosi was in 1 meeting as opposed to ALL that Bush and Cheney engaged in. And they are taking the 1 meeting not even a year after 9/11 we all gave Bush rope because we didnt know what was to come. But Bush and cheney took it as a sign that we can change the laws to institute torture that is the real problem I believe. Not the torture but trying to make torture who we are and we should use it in every case meaning when it fails we have no other options because we have settled on the last resort being the only one.