Do you think some of the techniques used by the US blurs the line between us and the enemy?

Question

The US has used some controversial techniques in the treatment of prisoners of the War on Terror. For example: holding prisoners for years without trials, using secret facilities to hold and interrogate prisoners, and water boarding.

Do you think that these instances blurs the line between the US and the enemy we are fighting? Do you think it makes us a little bit like the terrorists? Let me know your opinions.

You can't say the line isn't blured, then say "well we aren't as bad as the enemy". By doing so you are holding us to the enemies standards.

The point is we are moving closer to the enemy rather then further away.

Answer 1

The instances that you have brough up are simply the tip of the iceburg, my friend !! And, it is a superb case for why there are countries and people who are not even a part of any of this ongoing "thing" we have at present that see us as Just Exactly That---hypocrits !!

Look at all of the covert actions taken in various parts of the world ---where the CIA has gone in and rallied insurgents against seated governments---funded them and trained them to--- attack and bring down regimes unfavorable to our interests without a declaration of war OR any public acknowledgement of the actions at all !! And, in many of these insurgent uprisings --- many people have been killed--- some murdered --- innocent people have died --- and many of these acts were on the edge of what we ourselves call terrorism tactics----- SO what is all that ???----- It's only terrorism if the OTHER GUY does this stuff ??? And, perfectly fine --- if it is US that is doing it ??? Some strange days we live in--- and even stranger methods from a country that proports to be the leader of the "free" world and the bastion of "integrity" !!!!!

Answer 2

In fighting a war, you always in danger of becoming like your enemy. After what some has done to us, many of us is filled with hate. Desperation and anger has left our Armed forces tolerant of abusive behavior. I worked in an auxillery capacity for our military. I heard things that our soilders did that brings shiver to my spine. Those who condone this behavior does not understand how war works. Its not an excuse for our behavior that others are worse. I like to remind people what out accusation of Saddams violation of the Geneva convention in the last Iraq war. He displayed pictures of our captured soilders. That embarrassed our soilders. We took pictured of their soldiers wearing dresses and threatened by a dog. The problem with what we did and most Generals agreed as well as our allies is that if we even appear to violate the Geneva convention, the next time we go to war, our enemies would feel justified violating the Geneva Convention on us. THink on how the Iranians would treat us. Yes, decapitation is worse than water boarding. THe thing is all reports I hears, Saddam treated his POW well, we on the other hand Water board ours. The former Iraqi POWs, their Family and their Friends will remember this and there is a good chance they are those who are retaliating with road side bombs. They might even fight with other armies against us. I;m annoyed at all those who are short sighted. If someone gets beaten up with a stick, I would think latter he might comeback with a gun. By the way, what I heard from the National Guards from Guatanomo, not all the abuses has come to light yet.

Answer 3

I dont think of that there ever has been a distinct line between training and indoctrination or a miles less loaded term socialisation. people have constantly been instructed to maintain on with usual social assumptions mutually with a thank you to be a guy or a girl or in a good older era the organic and organic inferiority of particular races or extra known social norm annoying artwork is extra clever than annoying play. training is fee weighted down so is almost each and every form of social intercourse. no longer something is harmless. I undertaking you to charm to the line.

Answer 4

Not at all. I don't approve of these tactics, but then again, I am not as well informed as to the terrorist's activities as the people in charge of such things. I can only trust that the people running the "secret prisons" (hardly a secret anymore, are they?) know what they are doing. I base my judgment on results. So far, secret prisons and occasional water boarding = reduction in number of dead Americans due to planes crashing into buildings, exploding trucks blowing up embassies and bomb rigged boats blowing up warships at anchor in neutral harbors.

Answer 5

I guess you've never served in the military during a time of armed conflict. There are no rules to war, no matter what the bleeding hearts will try & have you believe. Those vermin at Gitmo & elsewhere have life too easy. Hell, I've been treated worse at parties than these fools. Grow up, it's a dangerous place where we live & it will only get worse.

Answer 6

Nope.

When a terrorist kidnaps a victim in Iraq, he's blind folded. driven around for a while, taken into an abandoned house and tortured using an electric drill to the joints. Sometimes he's just plain beaten nearly to death. Then, eventually shot in the head execution style.

What you describe, when compared to that, sounds more like a fraternity initiation.

There is no blur.

Answer 7

Not even close. The enemy uses beheadings and torture. While a case can be made for waterboarding, they actually have a better place to sleep better food and better medical care in our custody than on their own.

Answer 8

It does not blur the line for me. I know who the good guys are and I know who the bad guys are.

The aggressor sets the rules. You cannot limit yourself to the boxing rules if your opponent is using a sword.

Answer 9

No I think when we start torturing the militia and finding the first news camera to broadcast their exectution so the family has to watch it over and over again. and we decide to fly a plane in into a few of their buildings then i think we might just be put in the same category.

Answer 10

Yeah!!!! That damn FDR (D) was absolutely evil with the incarceration of over 110,000 Americans of Japanese Ancestry... and his setting up the Office of CENSORSHIP during the war was just wrong!

Oh, wait... you meant the "evil" Boosh! sorry, neither of those two things have happened.... LoL.

Now, if you are talking about ENEMY Combatants who we captured and were SHOOTING at OUR Soldier. I think that they have no rights. (at least to hide under our laws as a way of getting around their crimes.)