Bunz, PLC, Pocket and the rest:
1. Clearly groups such as AQ and others have openly, and unmistakably, declared war on the US. They have been attacking American targets, and our allies, around the world for decades. Are we at war? If not, then what are we doing in two countries and elsewhere around the world. If we are in a "Police Action" against terrorism, how is that different from being at war?
2. Define Torture. (Careful, last time I asked PLC to do this he came back with the textbook definition and Waterboarding didn't meet the definition) I have a definition of torture and thats what I use to determine what is, and isn't, torture. People who don't use a definition are likely using emotion and feelings to make the determination on what is and isn't torture.
3. Is Morality a Code? If so, where can that code be found? If not, what then is morality?
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Dr. Who, I congratulate you for asking why Congress has failed in their duty to classify and define what is taking place, who the "enemy" is, what rights they are entitled to and under what/whose authority. None of what they are currently using passes the smell test... there is no more "terrorism" there are only "man caused disasters", we are not in a "Global War on Terror" we are in an "Oversees Contingency Operation", detainees are no longer "enemy combatants" but have become "disaffected community organizers*".... And all of these new terms are non-binding, open to interpretation and void of any static definitions.
*That was sarcasm, we all know the only people we detain are innocent farmers.
