Did we lose all world credibility by transporting suspects to be tortured in foreign lands?

Question

This is the singular most damaging thing that has come from the Bush administration, not to mention spying on it's own citizens.

Answer 1

America land of democracy and the free has under minded the UN and waged an illegal war against the wishes of the international community, ignored the Geneva convention and sanctioned torture and yes kidnapped foreign nationals and taken them to secret torture bases around the World as if Guantanamo isn't enough.

The States have gone against their own principles of freedom and democracy (they are the ones who get final say not any of the other member states and by they actually I mean the rich, powerful Americans not the common herd although they are so brainwashed what difference would it make?) and so it is either time Bush declared dictatorship (I can see it now - we live in dangerous times and we need strong leadership - God bless the President and I'm canceling the democratic process if you don't like it you're a traitor) or the US collapses into the slime of its own hypocrisy.

Hopefully the later.

Answer 2

Yes, however, I don't understand how countries, like Poland, continue to say such "prisons" do not exist in their lands. It is quite obvious after a BBC investigative team of journalists visited one of these compounds inside of Poland that they do exist.

What is the incentive the United States is providing to these countries for their unfettered cooperation? I suppose it must be somewhere in Bush's $2,900,000,000,000 budget proposal.

Answer 3

Do you know what "credibility" means? It is my firm opinion that Spain lost all its credibility when they folded like a house of cards, withdrew their troops and kissed the terrorists' butts. Likewise the French and most of the EU and Russia. They will surly come begging for help and support before the Muslims are through converting their countries to Islamic law.

World credibility? I do not want "credibility" from countries that will not stand against an ideology that indiscriminately slaughters thousands of innocent people for a psychotic and demented ideology - period.

Answer 4

Transporting was somewhat benign. They had to capture thousands of innocent people first.

And God only knows where many disappeared to.

Go big Red Go

Answer 5

If those suspects capture on a battlefield as terrorist, I do not think so. Terrorist are not cover by the Geneva Convention. Also, Terrorism never recognized the law of warfare. My answer is no. I do not loose any sleep of it.

Answer 6

No, we will gain credibility.

Think about it, Muhammed gets water-boarded, goes back to tell the jihadis "The Americans MEAN BUSINESS"

My only concern is why we need to resort to foreign countries. We should be able to torture the terrorists right here on US soil.

Answer 7

Not that we had much to lose in the first place, but yes it damaged us further, maybe once Bush is gone we can change things

Answer 8

It was great idea. I would like to see America get even tougher with terrorists. When you giht a war you fight to win not to give in to your enemy. Being a "good guy" in a war leads to disaster.

Answer 9

There are so many reasons the world hates us, it's hard to choose.

Answer 10

This single reason alone is more than enough to have Dubya and Cheney impeached and jailed for their war crimes. We the People cannot afford to sit idly by and allow this fool to steer this country into the ground any longer.