Thread: Obama approves the killing of an American citizen.

You are such a warmonger.

Misleading titles are misleading.

"and Reuters reported on Tuesday that he was approved for capture or killing"

Just like any Al Qaeda.

Originally Posted by Black_Eagle

Misleading titles are misleading.

"and Reuters reported on Tuesday that he was approved for capture or killing"

Just like any Al Qaeda.

Approval of capture or killing is approval of killing.

Originally Posted by Spartiate

Not sure how waterboarding is relevant here.

Have you come across any of the passionate outcries against waterboarding? Is killing worse than waterboarding?

Originally Posted by Universal Mind

Have you come across any of the passionate outcries against waterboarding? Is killing worse than waterboarding?

Lots of people are against any form of torture. I'm against "hard" torture, as it is generally ineffective and leads to false confessions, let alone the ethical implications. I think that "soft" torture (sensory deprivation, sleep deprivation, etc.) is more acceptable, and will soften a subject up for interrogation, but I wouldn't condone it for anything else but interrogating. Waterboarding is kind of in the middle... If performed correctly, it shouldn't leave any permanent damage, but it's still pretty drastic. I'd be curious to find out how effective it is.

I find killing an enemy in wartime far less controversial than torturing one.

Originally Posted by Spartiate

I find killing an enemy in wartime far less controversial than torturing one.

Interesting social phenomenon.