Cheney: McCain’s Wrong, ‘Waterboarding Is Not Torture’

Asked if America would consider it torture if a U.S. serviceman were waterboarded, Cheney said, ‘He’s not likely to be waterboarded, he’s likely to have his head cut off’

Cheney Shuts down Chuck Todd after He Asks If We’d Prosecute ISIS Terrorists for Waterboarding (The Washington Free Beacon)

While being interviewed by Chuck Todd Sunday, former Vice President Dick Cheney fervently defended the CIA’s enhanced interrogation program, particularly waterboarding.

“So if an American citizen is waterboarded by ISIS, are we going to try and prosecute them for war crimes?” Todd asked.

Cheney responded bluntly, “He is not going to be waterboarded, he is going to have his head cut off. It’s not a close call.”

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