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First we need to understand what waterboarding is. Here is an excerpt from Wikipedia:
"Waterboarding is a form of torture that consists of immobilizing a person on their back with the head inclined downward (the Trendelenburg position), and pouring water over the face and into the breathing passages. Through forced suffocation and inhalation of water, the subject experiences the process of drowning and is made to believe that death is imminent. In contrast to merely submerging the head face-forward, waterboarding almost immediately elicits the gag reflex Although waterboarding does not always cause lasting physical damage, it carries the risks of extreme pain, damage to the lungs, brain damage caused by oxygen deprivation, injuries (including broken bones) due to struggling against restraints, and even death. The psychological effects on victims of waterboarding can last for years after the procedure."
Waterboarding is guaranteed to be topic of the national debates this fall. Where do you stand on the topic. Is waterboarding torture or not? Should the United States use waterboarding was a form of interrogation?
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Bones
(male, mid-30s)
(Posted 3/18/08)
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Should the United States use Waterboarding as a form of interrogation?
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Anonymous
(3/18):
its torture. plain and simple. the USA should not use torture to get information. period.
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human666
(3/30):
You're a freak'n weirdo. Do you kill small animals? This is often an early sign of a serial killer.
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What is Waterboarding? Should the United States allow it?
