In previous President Bush’s new memoir "Decision Points," he protects waterboarding. An "enhanced interrogation technique" some have branded as torture, waterboarding had been used at Abu Ghraib prison against radical Islamist prisoners who were suspected to be holding information about future terrorist attacks. In an interview with Matt Lauer, George Bush said once more that he authorized the use of waterboarding because his legal time assured him that it didn’t run legally afoul of the Anti-Torture Act.
Prevent with waterboarding
The nation changed after 9-11. Waterboarding started to be something talked about. A repeat terrorist attack was a significant concern for U.S. intelligence. Intelligence agents assured President Bush that info on future attacks existed. Permission to waterboard was requested, the president consulted with his attorneys and got the green light.
Many wish to know, ‘Why is waterboarding legal?’
The waterboarding issue was something Lauer wanted to learn about. This is why Bush was asked why he thought it was legal to do. The previous president gave his response. He said:
"Because the lawyer said it was legal. He said it didn’t fall within the Anti-Torture Act. I am not a lawyer, however you gotta trust the judgment of individuals around you. And I do."
According to NPR, there is nevertheless a question everyone wants to know. Lauer did not ask what Americans waited for. Waterboarding had been legal. Does that mean it is "moral" though? Waterboarding is something that many nations say is torture. Many wonder if President Bush has a problem with it now considering his "born-again" Christian religion he claims to have.
Numerous ‘Decision points’
Dealing with terrorism and national security needs swift, decisive decisions. The decisions are issues most will never understand. World leaders have for making them every single day though. Waterboarding might be legal, but its morality remains an issue for numerous. Slavery was legal in The United States at one point also even though it was not moral. Abortion is legal, but several individuals question its morality.
The statute of limitations is up on the CIA's destruction of Abu Ghraib interrogation recordings which means the questioning of waterboarding no longer matters. There will never be a court case. This is because a prosecution for obstruction of Justice can't ever happen. Prosecutions over waterboarding might never occur, even though Obama has banned the practice and stated that it can no longer be ordered by a president.
Citations
NPR
npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2010/11/09/131184413/president-bush-would-jesus-ok-waterboarding
NPR
npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/11/09/131184522/no-one-charged-in-destruction-of-cia-interrogation-tapes?f=1001&ft=1&sc=tw
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