Obama Delivers Address on National Security, Torture, Gitmo

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President Barack Obama, May 21, 2009

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[SkyDaddy7]

Obama laid waste to Cheney and his insane policy of TORTURE!

[zidmt]

Wise words from an intelligent man. How refreshing

[LOCO2957121]

SON FEOS

[Bigstubby1]

No. Proper SERE techniques were designed to build resistance to the damage torture inflicts to allow our people to escape with minimal damage. They were not designed for and are not effective at extracting useful information. From a neurophysiological perspective, torture damages the brain such that reality is confused. It's similar to extreme post traumatic stress syndrome. Throughout history, torture has be used to extract false confessions. See CSPAN congressional testimony of SERE experts.

[Bigstubby1]

Obama's strategy is a departure from the past and politically risky domestically but is the best strategy to stop the inevitable cycle of violence. By publically disavowing torture and detainee abuse he removes the single effective Al Qaida recruitment strategy for otherwise moderate muslims:that US morals and ideals are suspect and that the US policy is based on eradicating Islam. If you want an example of a destructive cycle of mutual violence I refer you to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

[JuniorFactor]

I totally agree with Bleazy225. I don't understand Obama's political agenda and how it'll benefit anyone. Check out our channel and you'll see our reaction to torture and Gitmo.

[LinFahrenheit2]

what do you know?

[incrowdcynic]

Try to keep up.

[incrowdcynic]

"I can stand here today as President of the United States and say without exception and equivocation, that we do not torture... ... ...If we fail to turn the page on the approach that was taken over the past several years, then I will not be able to say that."

[joskemom]

So Pres Obama has defined waterboarding as torture. Is he going to forbid the navy seals to be waterboarding as part of their training? The word torture has been so 'watered down' that ANY discomfort of a terrorist can be considered torture. A guy who says it is ok to let a baby, who survived a botched abortion, to die on the table is going to talk to me about high moral standing?? When life is conceived is above his paygrade yet he is going to define words for me? Ah hell no.

[joskemom]

I am tired of hearing Pres Obama whine on about his version of mistakes America has made in the past. The man is so full of himself. It is soo easy to 2nd and 3rd guess decesions made by Pres Bush as he was in the middle of a fight against al queda. Now that al queda has been reduced to a bunch of fools running around in the mountains Pres Holier-than-thou wants to cast judgements on the way Americans were kept safe. What the hell does Obama know about keeping us safe?

[Bleazy225]

Obama is a weak, knaive, empty suit that spews bumper stickers. Cheney is just telling the truth about what it took to keep US safe, Obama just wants to score political points, not to mention the fact that he wont release the info we got from the interogations. Oh and again putting underwear on someones head or dunking them in water is not torture, but beheading someone after beating and starving them is, Liberals are so phony, you could care less about safety for your country. Disgraceful.