Comments on: Texas Straight Talk http://mpidirect.com/texas-straight-talk/ on our God-given ‘unalienable Rights … Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness’ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:27:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lawrence http://mpidirect.com/texas-straight-talk/#comment-60 Lawrence Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:08:38 +0000 http://mpidirect.com/?p=325#comment-60 Thank you so much, Elizabeth, for your considered and honest opinion on Ron Paul and the pros and cons of so-called enhanced interrogation by our forces in what is seen by most Americans as the fight against Islamic strongmen and terrorism. I share Dr. Paul's opinion on the evils of enhanced interrogation and the long term detrimental affect it has on us, as a people, on the opinions of those against whom we are fighting, and on the opinion of a world that continues to look at us as the standard of moral leadership. Thank you so much, Elizabeth, for your considered and honest opinion on Ron Paul and the pros and cons of so-called enhanced interrogation by our forces in what is seen by most Americans as the fight against Islamic strongmen and terrorism.

I share Dr. Paul’s opinion on the evils of enhanced interrogation and the long term detrimental affect it has on us, as a people, on the opinions of those against whom we are fighting, and on the opinion of a world that continues to look at us as the standard of moral leadership.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://mpidirect.com/texas-straight-talk/#comment-39 Elizabeth Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:23:15 +0000 http://mpidirect.com/?p=325#comment-39 While I'm not a fan of Ron Paul, I think he is at least partly right in this instance. I think we needed to use some degree of enhanced interrogation, but certainly not torture such as waterboarding. If (emphasize IF) Dick Cheney is correct and we obtained information that stopped other major attacks, we need to think long and hard. As someone who has studied Islam to a large extent, and have accessed and read several of the "radical" Islamic websites (the ones with English translation) I know we are very vulnerable. The time is coming - rapidly coming - when we will be told to discard our Christianity or be tortured ourselves. I wonder sometimes whether I will be able to withstand? <abbr><em>Elizabeth’s last blog post..<a href="http://livingwiththewoof.wordpress.com/2009/05/30/lost-photo-connection/" rel="nofollow">Lost Photo Connection!</a></abbr></em> While I’m not a fan of Ron Paul, I think he is at least partly right in this instance. I think we needed to use some degree of enhanced interrogation, but certainly not torture such as waterboarding. If (emphasize IF) Dick Cheney is correct and we obtained information that stopped other major attacks, we need to think long and hard.

As someone who has studied Islam to a large extent, and have accessed and read several of the “radical” Islamic websites (the ones with English translation) I know we are very vulnerable. The time is coming – rapidly coming – when we will be told to discard our Christianity or be tortured ourselves. I wonder sometimes whether I will be able to withstand?

Elizabeth’s last blog post..Lost Photo Connection!

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