Does Bush Believe McCain Was Tortured in Vietnam War?

Question

If the Bush administration's various definitions of torture had been the international standard when John McCain was a POW in Vietnam, he would not be able to say he was tortured.

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/08/was-mccain-tort.html

At one point, the Bush administration defined torture as only those things that resulted in death, organ failure, or impairment of a significant bodily function.

Rumsfeld approved stripping people naked, using stress positions, and threatening them with dogs was fine, and waterboarding was specifically discussed in the White House.

Torture memos:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23373-2004Jun7.html

White House meeting:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,349948,00.html

So would the members of the Bush administration say McCain is a crybaby for saying he was tortured as a POW, or is it okay to have one standard of torture for what is done to our people and another for what we do to others?

Answer 1

Isn't that the way he has ran his administration......

Answer 2

Bush is a puppet. He speaks what his advisors tell him to say. He flip flops and really has no knowledge about many problems/issues.  He doesn't care about anyone. He wanted people to vote for him and he would say anything to get elected. McCain to me I do not care if POW or not, I want answers on the issues and I want to know how when congress controls all, he can get anything done

Answer 3

It's all so very simple.  If WE do "it", it's NOT torture.  If THEY do "it", then it IS torture.

Answer 4

Bush probably believes he suffered the most torture during the Vietnam War.  It's hard trying to get good drinks/smokes/blow when you're trying to ditch your guard unit.