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Siwsan

(26,272 posts)
Wed Feb 17, 2016, 08:57 PM Feb 2016

I don't usually pay much attention to what Trump says, but this totally blew my mind

On waterboarding:

[Donald Trump:] I would bring it back, yes. I would bring it back. I think waterboarding is peanuts compared to what they do to us. What they're doing to us, what they did to James Foley when they chopped off his head, that's a whole different level and I would absolutely bring back interrogation and strong interrogation."

Ok, does he seriously not know the difference between acts of torture and acts of execution? I mean, really. The removal of someone's head generally brings the 'strong interrogation' portion of the evening to an abrupt end.

And if he really thinks waterboarding is peanuts, I'd gladly pour a gallon or two of Flint's finest down his gullet, so that he can have some validity of his comparing that to peanuts.

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I don't usually pay much attention to what Trump says, but this totally blew my mind (Original Post) Siwsan Feb 2016 OP
We're supposed to send people to other countries to be tortured. How dare he not specify that? merrily Feb 2016 #1
War Crimes ! Wellstone ruled Feb 2016 #2
yeah mnmoderatedem Feb 2016 #3

mnmoderatedem

(3,728 posts)
3. yeah
Wed Feb 17, 2016, 09:25 PM
Feb 2016

he also indicated he would target and kill family members of ISIL terrorists.

That's twice he's publically stated he will commit war crimes, for those of you keeping score.

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