The following Seattle Times Op-ed (excerpt) represents yet another piece of the ever-rising wave of national outrage against a corrupt regime that has devastated, or ended, the lives of so very many.
Astonishingly, the White House has threatened a veto, claiming that the anti-torture provision would unduly "tie the hands" of the president in fighting the war on terrorism. Tie his hands? Isn't that what the rule of law is supposed to do? Is the administration actually suggesting it should be exempt from law? Perhaps. This is the same administration that launched an illegal war in Iraq and lied about why it was necessary.
If we the people do not act to reverse the reputation of America as a country that tortures its prisoners, we lose the "war of ideas," isolating us from our allies and further alienating those who were already suspicious of our motives.
How have we come to this? What are the values for and by which we fight this war? Do we really believe our security will be enhanced by becoming as inhumane as our enemies? Don't we owe it to the men and women in uniform the knowledge that they can serve without the tarnish of torture?
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