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merrily

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26. Maybe the next Congress will put out a report about torture before and after Bush.

Reply to BillZBubb (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 11, 2014, 04:29 AM

Dec 2014

Extraordinary rendition for the purposes of having our prisoners tortured began under Clinton.

At least, as far as we know. I suspect earlier, but that's pure speculation.

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Thinking of Americans, generally - how do you think most of them feel about the torture report? [View all] Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2014 OP

I think if Obama had been president when this started the majority would be angry. BillZBubb Dec 2014 #1

Maybe the next Congress will put out a report about torture before and after Bush. merrily Dec 2014 #26

Americans are for the most part good people. Sweeney Dec 2014 #2

Sweeney, that's a helluva post. Thank you for that. Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2014 #3

Thank you for that back atcha Sweeney Dec 2014 #4

You really should turn this into an OP of its own. You link Michael Brown domestically KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #12

Sincerity Sweeney Dec 2014 #15

This post should be required reading... Whiskeytide Dec 2014 #14

No no no. Sweeney Dec 2014 #17

Generally? RobertEarl Dec 2014 #5

Plenty of people complained and demonstrated about nukes for decades. merrily Dec 2014 #27

I can give you the honest answer, but I don't think people will like it much. Warren DeMontague Dec 2014 #6

I don't know that it's a majority viewpoint, but it's a sizable group Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2014 #7

I think you're right. Warren DeMontague Dec 2014 #18

I think you have to consider the generation that was aware of the torture during the okaawhatever Dec 2014 #24

The lesser of the evil tortures? merrily Dec 2014 #28

It is, of course, some of those who had direct experience with that, who put forth the most cogent Warren DeMontague Dec 2014 #30

While probably most are focused elsewhere el_bryanto Dec 2014 #8

Americans by and large simply don't care. alarimer Dec 2014 #9

And there is a deep hatred of Middle Eastern Muslims Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2014 #21

If it was just the Americans voters only, I would pick B Calm Dec 2014 #10

I thought the majority of Americans were more concerened with Kim & Kanye Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2014 #20

That was last week. Huge snakes swallowing people has them terrified B Calm Dec 2014 #22

Yup. 99Forever Dec 2014 #11

Torture? What torture? - nt KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #13

I don't think anyone knows what to do with the information The2ndWheel Dec 2014 #16

You're right, they don't know what to do, and they can't see it from their house Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2014 #19

A majority believe it is "often" or "sometimes" justifiable, according to Nate Silver Recursion Dec 2014 #23

Americans have apparently grown more supportive of torture over the last decade. stranger81 Dec 2014 #25

Yup. They timed the release of the report as well as they possibly could. merrily Dec 2014 #29