Bush: 'This country doesn't torture. We're not going to torture'

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http://news.monstersandcritics.com/northamerica/article_1215347.php/Bush_queried_about_robust_CIA_interrogations

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The interviewer asked Cheney whether he agreed with people who had called the station saying 'that if it takes dunking a terrorist in water, we're all for it, if it saves American lives.'

'It's a no-brainer for me,' Cheney said. 'But for a while there I was being criticized as the vice president for torture.'

'We live up to our obligations in international treaties that we're party to and so forth. But the fact is, you can have a fairly robust interrogation programme without torture, and we need to be able to do that,' he said.

Asked about his deputy's comments, Bush on Friday again denied that the US mistreats detainees.

'This country doesn't torture. We're not going to torture,' he told reporters at the White House.

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1. Goddamned evil retard: SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!

There.

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2. The follow up question should be

But what about Waterboarding? Its well documented we do it. Why is it not considered torture by the administration?