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@ISIDEWITHQuestionsForeign policyStarted 9yrs agoActive 2wks ago

Should the military be allowed to use enhanced interrogation techniques, such as waterboarding, to gain information from suspected terrorists?

After the September 11, 2001 terror attacks the George W. Bush administration authorized the use of “enhanced interrogation techniques” at secret detention facilities around the world run by the defense department and CIA. The authorization approved the use of many techniques including beatings, binding in stress positions, hooding, sleep deprivation and waterboarding. In 2008 President Obama signed an executive order banning the use torture by the U.S. military and CIA. In 2016 the use of torture became a topic during the Presidential race when candidate Donald Trump suggested…  

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 @9C7GSC6 from Florida  answered…2yrs2Y

No, however non-state enemy combatants, and international terrorists should not be considered under the laws of the Geneva Convention.

 @99Z3FMXLibertarian from New Jersey  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes but only for foreign terrorists and only as a very last resort.

 @9294JDG from Florida  answered…3yrs3Y

Only if they aren't citizens

 @928XHS9 from Ohio  answered…3yrs3Y

No, because it will likely cause the suspects to make things up even if they know nothing in order to make it stop.

 @8TQCWHCRepublican from Utah  answered…4yrs4Y

How would that make us any better than them? That's messed up.

 @8TM7GNFRepublican from Oklahoma  answered…4yrs4Y

No. Torture is immoral and inhumane.

 @8R45835Republican from New Jersey  answered…4yrs4Y

No, torture not only violates our 8th amendment, but violates the individual's human rights and should be strictly banned.

 @8RYSXDJ from Kansas  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but only foreign terrorists

 @8R45835Republican from New Jersey  answered…4yrs4Y

No, torture not only violates our 8th amendment but violates the individual's human rights and should be strictly banned.

 @97WCFXVRepublican from Texas  answered…3yrs3Y

No torture does not lead to viable information and is a waste of resources

 @97JKKDT from Colorado  answered…3yrs3Y

Only use proven effective tactics

 @9767LDLLibertarian from Colorado  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but it should never be used against American citizens

 @975NQFZ from Wisconsin  answered…3yrs3Y

They should be actual terrorists. Donald Trump doesn't count as one, since he actually believes in and fights for this country with his blood, sweat, and tears.

 @89GKJJFConstitution from Washington D.C.  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but only if the suspect is not a US citizen

 @8G5H6P8Republican from Missouri  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, but only if they are not a citizen of the US.

 @6K36GJHIndependent from Texas  answered…4yrs4Y

Just bribe them like normal people.

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