Follow the link below to read letters from Navy pilots who were subjected to waterboarding and what they think of the technique. Note that one of the pilots was waterboarded in the 1970s when it was allegedly illegal. If waterboarding is torture, why are veterans' organizations not calling for the elimination of torture for military personnel, which has apparently been going on for more than 30 years?
Here is a quote from the commentary in the blog post:
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There is room for legitimate disagreement about when interrogation techniques may become too harsh. But I think an easy standard to apply is that if we do it to our own troops in training, we ought to be able to do it to the leaders of al Qaeda.
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