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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 06:01 AM Original message |
What do you think is the REAL reason the neo cons were so eager to torture people? |
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Psychic Consortium (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 06:04 AM Response to Original message |
1. Cheney needed to compensate for his inability to perform in the bedroom?nt |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 08:35 AM Response to Reply #1 |
30. It the nature of the beast. Fascists torture. |
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zippy890 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 06:06 AM Response to Original message |
2. cowardice |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 06:08 AM Response to Original message |
3. They are paranoid, power-hungry, sadistic, miserable |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 06:09 AM Response to Original message |
4. To get the false intel they needed to operate the way they wanted to. |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 06:10 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. & you'd confess to shooting Lincoln after being tortured 187 times |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 07:20 AM Response to Reply #4 |
19. That's it exactly. |
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alsame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 08:33 AM Response to Reply #4 |
27. Totally agree with this. I think they wanted false info to justify |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 06:10 AM Response to Original message |
5. dont forget there were Dems who approved it too |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 06:10 AM Response to Original message |
7. Sadism and jealousy of real dictators who get to torture as much as they like |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 06:13 AM Response to Original message |
8. Because they are psychotic, psuedo-Christian Pharisees? |
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deminks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 06:14 AM Response to Original message |
9. One or more of them had a jones for torture, IMHO. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 06:14 AM Response to Original message |
10. Because they're fucking evil! |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 06:20 AM Response to Original message |
11. I can only speculate. And there is no sound bite/simple answer |
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PA Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 06:22 AM Response to Original message |
12. Neo-cons by nature are extremely authoritarian and punitive. |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 06:28 AM Response to Original message |
13. To send a message to the world (they never intended for this to be a secret) |
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Postman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 06:34 AM Response to Original message |
14. Here's why.... |
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90-percent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 06:56 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. agree |
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chimpymustgo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 08:33 AM Response to Reply #14 |
26. Bingo. Justifying the clusterfuck in Iraq. |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 06:34 AM Response to Original message |
15. They wanted the rest of the world to fear us. Their motto: "It's better to be feared than loved" |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 07:01 AM Response to Original message |
17. It's because they could. Simple as that. |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 07:05 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. I believe there's a religious angle, based on ancient hatreds |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 07:37 AM Response to Original message |
20. I think some people find that behavior "fun". nt |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
21. I think the majority were trying to protect people although there are sadists in any profession |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
22. It's to neutralize witnesses to they MIHOP. |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 08:03 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. From Vanity Fair 2007: “Rorschach and Awe” |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 07:59 AM Response to Original message |
23. they are sadistic republican'ts |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 08:05 AM Response to Original message |
25. Because, as authoritarians above all law, they COULD. n/t |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
28. They are inherently depraved and purely evil. |
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Iwillnevergiveup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
29. In recent weeks Cheney has gone out of his way |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 09:21 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Cheney is building his defense. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-22-09 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
31. Part to reward the sadists out there they wanted to be able to call on for ANYTHING |
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