McCain condemns waterboarding, Romney waffles
November 30th, 2007
There are not many things that I agree with Senator McCain about. But his response to a question about waterboarding at the Republican debate is one of them.
It is too bad that, when he had the opportunity to stop it, with the Military Commissions Act of last year, he folded and endorsed a “compromise” that allowed the administration to redefine the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3. And when the President issued a signing order nullifying, he claimed, the McCain Amendment, the Senator remained mum. Alas, the prospect of becoming President was more alluring than that of stopping abuse.
Entry Filed under: Electoral Politics, International Law, Law, Politics, Torture, War Crimes
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