THE RISE OF POLITICAL CONSERVATISM 1980 1992
PRESIDENT GEORGE HW BUSH
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Since terrorists had used torture on captured Americans, the United States was justified in using torture.
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The torture of a few individuals can sometimes provide information that saves thousands of innocent lives.
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Although these methods were harsh, they were not torture and they saved lives from possible terrorist attacks.
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Harsh interrogation methods do not usually yield accurate information, but they deter other people from becoming terrorists.
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Detailed explanation-1: -When Congress passed a bill restricting the use of waterboarding by the CIA in 2008, President Bush vetoed it. In January 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama signed Executive Order 13491, which banned the use of waterboarding and other forms of torture in interrogations of detainees by any government agency.
Detailed explanation-2: -The above-mentioned U.N. Convention identifies four reasons for torture, namely: (1) to obtain a confession; (2) to obtain information; (3) to punish; (4) to coerce the sufferer or others to act in certain ways.
Detailed explanation-3: -Emerging as a leader, the detainee has been leading the detainees around him in prayer. The detainees listen to him speak and follow his actions during prayer. Red Cross inspectors and released detainees have alleged acts of torture, including sleep deprivation, beatings and locking in confined and cold cells.