I hear all this talk about how we are torturing people. I just thought I'd throw this out there.
2007-09-12 10:42:53 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
As a Guard? Six, two and even I'd say.
Now slither quietly back under wherever trolls hide please.
2007-09-12 10:51:35 · answer #1 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 5⤊ 4⤋
The only persons who could answer this intelligently would be those who have experienced both scenarios.
The only ones to experience BOTH scenarios would be Al Qaeda members before the US Invasion, as Hussein would not allow al Qaeda support in his country (while he was in charge, of course), bin Laden even called Hussein an "infidel", which is about the worst thing one Muslim can call another, because he thought Hussein was taking Iraq in too secular (non-religious) a direction.
In other words, we invaded the ONE country and deposed the ONE leader in the Middle East who wanted nothing to do with al Qaeda or bin Laden.
None of the hijackers were from Iraq, none of the money used to finance the hijackings was from Iraq, nor had it passed THROUGH Iraq, Iraq had never attacked the US, Iraq had never threatened to attack the US. In fact, Saddam Hussein was one of the first to express his sorrow and condemnation of the attacks on Sept 11, whether his statements were sincere is immaterial, it's more than Saudi Arabia did. No one in Iraq asked to be "freed" from Saddam, and instread of asking about a dead Saddam Hussein's torture rooms, and you say nothing about an obviously ALIVE Osama bin Laden, still making videos and "emboldening the enemy". Bush is so incompetent he can't find the ONE 6 foot tall Arab int he Middle East who's dragging a dialysis machine behind him. This man killed almost 3,000 US citizens. Saddam Hussein killed NO US citizens, ever. This is like IDing your neighbor to the cops for robbing you and the police shoot your wife instead.
I'm rather surprised you didn't compare Saddam's Abu Graib with the US's Abu Graib. Why didn't you? Afraid the comparison wouldn't be quite so cut and dried?
2007-09-12 18:35:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Saddam's thugs tortured Iraqis. American thugs torture Iraqis and others. Pal, listen up. This is NOT a tin-pot dictatorship. This is the United States of America, and this Republic neither condones nor commits torture of prisoners. By god, fella, this is the USA! You know, the Declaration of Independence and the First Amendment to the Constitution. Holy smoke!
2007-09-12 18:34:10 · answer #3 · answered by Yank 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well which part was the torture at GITMO? The Part where they were fed 3 meals a day. Or the part where they were brought the Koran only by other Muslims since US Service members are infidels? Or what about Special feast day meats like Oxen and Camel?
Most Americans have no idea what real torture is. They probably think sleep deprevation is torture.
What those very few low rank military did wasn't right but they only put them in stupid degrading positions. Those people weren't hurt.
In Saddams torture chambers they burned you, drilled you, fileted your tounge, electrocuted you, shot you, starved you and made you sleep in your own excriment.
2007-09-12 17:55:51 · answer #4 · answered by WCSteel 5 · 1⤊ 5⤋
You offer a false choice.
You ask who we would rather be tortured by.
On the one hand you offer a US puppet, supported through his worst attrocities by the US, who taught him a thing or two about torture.
And on the other, you offer the Master.
Does it matter to the tortued who is doing it?
Does it matter to the dead for what or whose purpose or profit they were killed?
I'll tell you what, how about we skip the whole torture thing.
How about a real question?
Like, whose jail would you rather be in, one in New York, or one in Stockholm?
In which city would you rather raise your kids?
2007-09-12 18:00:05 · answer #5 · answered by Fraser T 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
What a pleasant choice. Never having been in either it would be hard for me to say. Would you rather be on one of the moons of Jupiter or Saturn?
2007-09-12 18:17:44 · answer #6 · answered by socrates 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd rather be at Gitmo in a tropical prison paradise, getting 3 square meals and all the Korans and prayer rugs I can use.
2007-09-12 17:48:58 · answer #7 · answered by Uncle Pennybags 7 · 3⤊ 4⤋
Gitmo, a tropical vacation retreat from the stresses of jihad. Three squares, a bed instead of a dirt floor and no goat meat. What insurgent could ask for anything more?
2007-09-12 18:04:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Gitmo under US supervison of course
2007-09-12 17:53:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I would rather be at Gitmo. It's a shame that a few misguided soldiers brought such shame on our military. It's obvious they came up with their 'little plan' - they were enjoying it too much (stripped naked). They simply didn't figure they would get caught. When they got caught, the lies started flying. Just one more 'story (lie)' for the Democrates to embellish and try to take this Administration down. How little of them.
2007-09-12 17:58:32 · answer #10 · answered by Mercedes 6 · 1⤊ 5⤋
Gitmo, Col. Nathan R. Jessup is man enough to let you know "you can't handle the truth".
2007-09-12 17:51:11 · answer #11 · answered by BARRY BALLOON KNOT 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋