Obama at Compassion Forum: "We have to be clear and unequivocal. We do not torture. Period."

[jefferson_dem]

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[MannyGoldstein]

1. Bill Clinton Was The First US President To Make Torture Official Policy

Did his wife comment on that?

[mucifer]

2. The press refuses to cover this issue and I want to scream!

Was a good answer from Obama.

[Zachstar]

6. Contact them and let them know that they need to cover this!

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[IntravenousDemilo]

3. He should have made the period a dash, and followed it with...

"Well, let me clarify that further. Some Americans have been taking part in torture lately, but they are immoral swine for doing so."

[Voice for Peace]

4. Great answer. Thanks for posting!

[arundhatiroyfan]

5. Many people didn't clap at Obama saying...

"We don't torture. Period." I know that some people don't clap in general even if they approve and of course it is not a requirement. Nevertheless I expected more applause for this.

[quantass]

7. And being at a "Compassion forum" you would be doubly-expecting an applause

:shrug:

[SunsetDreams]

8. are we watching the same thing?

I heard a lot of clapping on this...

[Zachstar]

9. It is good to see Obama saying no to torture or the exporting of torture.

The fact that our current .gov allows torture is tearing apart our stance in the world and putting our soldiers at greater risk.

Thank you Obama!

[Hope And Change]

10. K & R!

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