In June of 2003 President Bush declared, "The United States is committed to the worldwide elimination of torture and we are leading this fight by example."
That statement has been exposed as another big fat lie by his recent pledge to veto legislation banning the torture of anyone in US custody:
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The President's position is cowardly.
When you notice dog-shit clinging to your shoe do you leave it to fester and stink, or do you scrape it off to be rid of it?
I call on all Democrats to denounce this stain on America's honor with open contempt and ridicule. I call on America's allies and friends to join the choir and sing on this issue. I call on the press to run the newly released torture photos and remind Americans of the moral argument against the President's stance.
How do we win hearts and minds to our side when the world sees our hand in the indifference to torture cookie jar?
What does it matter if the Homeland is saved if America is lost? Does soil define a country?
I again applaud John McCain's leadership on this issue and hope you'll read his idea of an adequate response to torture. I also applaud the many legislators that joined Senator McCain and voted to pass the amendment.
Let's get this dastardly practice stopped. Here is a petition to sign that will help get America rolling in the right direction again.
A man that cries "Torture is unAmerican!" should not feel alone on our watch. Otherwise, well, he'd be wrong and what could be worse?
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