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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
the key is getting RELIABLE information.
if one is tortured for information that one does not have, one will make something up to stop the pain. so that is why torture does not work. you get information that is not reliable.
you also make it ok for the enemy to torture our guys if they catch them.
in ww2 the germans near the end sought out american units to surrender to because they knew the russians would treat them roughly. perhaps because the germans previously treated the russians roughly.
in our country we have a tradition of treating prisoners humanely, including healing their wounds.
unfortunatley our reputation for fair treatment is suffering in this present conflict.
tom w
tom w
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Agreed.
Also agreed. However, you understand that possibly inaccurate information with accurate information is better than NO information. It is like businesses. They'd rather have a few bad checks than no money.
As opposed to what? Our enemies will withdraw from the stupid Geneva conventions? Oh, that frightens me all right.
And they treated Americans roughly too. However they knew Americans would be too dumb to respond as they have been done to. IOW, I have to follow the golden rule (biggest pile of horsecrap) but you don't have to. BTW, did it improve the treatment of American POWs in WWII? You may say "yes" but I'll bet a lot of people who received good treatment at the hands of the Japs and Germans would disagree.
Nobody is perfect.
Sure it is. What is your definition of "fair"? Here is my definition. Giving as good as getting. IOW, you behead my guy, I behead your guy. You are decent to me, I am decent to you. Your definition of "fair" seems to be "you do what you want and I have to be nice."
I know you are Tom W. Why tell us twice?
