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Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser
Well, first of all, waterboarding isn't unconstitutional nor illegal (In the U.S.). You might want it to be, but it isn't and referencing them as such doesn't do much to help your argument. But, moving on.
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You're assuming that waterboarding isn't cruel and unusual punishment. It is, which is why it's unconstitutional. If it weren't cruel and unusual, it could be a standard practice in the justice system.
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The reason we waterboard suspected terrorists is because they're suspected terrorists who don't operate under the guidelines set forth by the Geneva Convention. They frequently target civilians, behead PoW's or journalists and have publicly stated that they won't stop until the opposing side is wiped out. We don't waterboard children because they're crimes don't necessitate being waterboarded. The same with priests or white collar criminals. Hell, we wouldn't even torture normal PoW's who were organized under a common banner.
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This is why the terrorists are winning. They want America to play outside of its own boundaries. They're destroying the nation from within. That's what terror does.
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I don't care how callous of a sentiment you think it is, but if they're not going to "play nice", then neither should we. To make use of a popular idiom, "All's fair in love and war".
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So to fight the terrorists one much do as they do. Interesting. You condone the moral destruction of America?
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Can no one pick up sarcasm anymore?
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The basest form of irony? It's often hard to detect in text. It usually benefits from tonal nuances in speech, in addition to facial expressions such as eye rolling.
