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2016 Postmortem

Baobab

(4,667 posts) Tue May 10, 2016, 02:12 AM May 2016

Hillary's positions on torture?

Does anybody know?

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Hillary's positions on torture? (Original Post) Baobab May 2016 OP

She'll get back to us on that. ThePhilosopher04 May 2016 #1

the ticking bomb scenario BlueStateLib May 2016 #2

So why do she and Bill consort with the torturer in chief? pat_k May 2016 #3

ThePhilosopher04

(1,732 posts)

1. She'll get back to us on that.

Reply to Baobab (Original post)

Tue May 10, 2016, 02:16 AM

May 2016

BlueStateLib

(937 posts)

2. the ticking bomb scenario

Reply to Baobab (Original post)

Tue May 10, 2016, 03:01 AM

May 2016

on Sept. 26, 2007, Clinton said something different. During a debate, Tim Russert asked her about the ticking bomb scenario and here's what she said: "As a matter of policy, it cannot be American policy, period." She said she met with military generals who told her there is "very little evidence that it (torture) works."

pat_k

(9,313 posts)

3. So why do she and Bill consort with the torturer in chief?

Reply to BlueStateLib (Reply #2)

Tue May 10, 2016, 04:19 AM

May 2016

http://time.com/3968132/bill-clinton-george-bush-interview/

Seems to me her objection is so weak it's almost non-existent. Otherwise, why go out of their way to socialize with the torturer in chief? (Bill's "brother from another mother.&quot

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