Tortured by Water-Boarding or Dianne Feinstein

In a Fox News report, Jose Rodriguez, the former director of the CIA's National Clandestine Service, said that Nancy Pelosi was aware of the CIA's use of water-boarding and "never objected to the techniques at all." He stated that members of Congress, including Democrats, knew of its usage and did not oppose it at the time.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney said the CIA interrogation report put forth by Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) was "full of crap," on an interview with the same media outlet. He said the report was terrible and "deeply flawed," adding that "it's a classic example of where politicians get together and throw professionals under the bus."

It seems to me that when our country is attacked and we feel we're in danger, we allow our protectors to do anything they must to keep us safe. But once it's safe, we become morally superior to them and take them to task.

I think Dianne Feinstein is a traitor to our country.

Whether or not water-boarding should be considered torture is a moot point. U.S. Code 2340 defines torture thus:

(1) "torture" means an act committed by a person acting under the color of law specifically intended to inflict severe physical or mental pain or suffering (other than pain or suffering incidental to lawful sanctions) upon another person within his custody or physical control;

(2) "severe mental pain or suffering" means the prolonged mental harm caused by or resulting from--

(A) the intentional infliction or threatened infliction of severe mental physical pain or suffering;

(B) the administration or application, or threatened administration or application, of mind-altering substances or other procedures calculated to disrupt profoundly the senses or the personality;

(C) the threat of imminent death; or

(D) the threat that another person will imminently be subjected to death; severe physical pain or suffering, or the administration of mind-altering substances or other procedures calculated to disrupt profoundly the senses or personality; and

(3) "United States" means the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the United States.

Water-boarding is not pleasant, let's not pretend it is. But consider this: if two attackers grabbed your loved ones and you caught one and the other got away, and you knew the escapee would kill your loved ones as the clock is ticking, how far would you go to get the information you needed to save them? Would you ask nicely where they are?

If you answered 'yes' and would ask them nicely, then you don't know what love is. And if you believe we should treat Islamic terrorists nicely when we need that kind of information to save our country from further harm, then you have no business calling yourself a patriot.

Being forced to look at Dianne Feinstein's photo for an extended period of time might be considered torture.


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