Carter: America tortures

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by cubberly

... and become as barbaric as our adversaries.

Which is why we continually pull out and never finish these messes we start. We can only win quickly by conducting the war to win. All war is barbaric. You must take the fight to the enemy in a manner he understands, if barbarism is the method, so be it.

[Kitsune]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

You must take the fight to the enemy in a manner he understands, if barbarism is the method, so be it.

Do you think we would have a better chance of winning this war if we beheaded the enemy and published videos of it? We could chain them to vehicles and drag them through the streets to make a point, just like they have been known to do. Would you support the military stooping to their level, kidnapping their families, and torturing them on television while demanding their surrender?

Why doesn't our military do these things if they are the methods required to win?

Originally Posted by Kitsune

Do you think we would have a better chance of winning this war if we beheaded the enemy and published videos of it? We could chain them to vehicles and drag them through the streets to make a point, just like they have been known to do. Would you support the military stooping to their level, kidnapping their families, and torturing them on television while demanding their surrender?

Why doesn't our military do these things if they are the methods required to win?

Because the idea is not to become what we are fighting.
At least for those of us with ethics.
Also, at that point we have no right to complain about what they are doing to others in any way.