Water boarding is torture and should not be used by the U.S. and their allies.

Waterboarding Is Not TortureWaterboarding doesn't cause "severe pain". The biggest part of waterboarding includes induced panic but induced panic does not fit the definition of torture. Yes, it is harsh and uncomfortable but it is in no way torture. The practice of waterboarding by the United States was "closely monitored" and there were "medical personnel" standing by at all times. [1] This made sure that the victims of waterboarding were not hurt or damaged in anyway. There have been no deaths from waterboarding and no permanent damage to the victims. Even in your video, just as they did to the actual terrorists, they would stop in times of severe distress. No form of torture is stopped at the threshold of discomfort. Also, did you even watch this video all the way through? He says nothing about pain at all. He says it is a "smothering feeling" and a "drowning feeling". Nothing about pain at all. Unless you can prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that in every single waterboarding cycle someone was subject to "severe pain" then you cannot claim it to be torture.Also, the victims of this "torture" are so undamaged and undetterred by this treatment that they gave thumbs up to the families of victims of the 9/11 attacks. [2] There is no lasting physical damage and obviously no psychological damage from waterboarding and there is no proof or evidence that suggests severe pain during every water boarding cycle. Therefore you cannot count waterboarding as torture. The United StatesI want to point out that there is nothing in the Constitution prohibiting torture by the United States government. Therefore, it is completely legal for the government to employ torture techniques if they so choose. If the United States captures a foreign enemy agent they can legally by our national law torture them for information.Also, the "enemy" you're referring to doesn't use waterboarding. They blow up skyscrapers and behead prisoners. I don't know where you're getting your information (because you don't feel the need to source anything) but terrorists use terror techniques. They certainly don't waterboard and even if they do, they do much worse as well. Also, the CIA has admitted that waterboarding has been absolutely crucial to obtaining key information on terrorists. Waterboarding gained information that led to the killing of Osama bin Laden among other important parts in our war on terror. [3] Your claims that waterboarding isn't tested is false. It has led to plenty of vital information. This pay off of information is more than enough in exchange for some discomfort on the part of enemy soldiers. Our AlliesJust because you personally think something is "wrong" doesn't mean you can claim to ban it from other nations. US allies are numerous and all sovereign nations. They all have different cultures and different enemies. They can use waterboarding if they so wish. It is not torture. Just because you think something is morally "wrong" doesn't mean another country should refrain from it on your part. If an ally of the United States finds the pay off of the information gained from waterboarding an acceptable trade off for enemy discomfort then who are you, or me, or the United States to tell them otherwise? Your moral outlook cannot weigh on national sovereignty. [1] http://www.lasvegassun.com...[2] http://articles.nydailynews.com...[3] http://www.telegraph.co.uk...