Ted Cruz Opposes Torture. Donald Trump Wants to Expand it.

By Published on December 2, 2015

Well, this should get interesting. In a primary dominated by Donald Trump’s ever-escalating demagoguery when it comes to terrorism, Ted Cruz has now come out against reinstituting torture in an interview with the Associated Press:

“We can defend our nation and be strong and uphold our values,” he says. “There is a reason the bad guys engage in torture. ISIS engages in torture. Iran engages in torture. America does not need to torture to protect ourselves.”

Now, it’s worth asking what Cruz means by “torture.” It’s possible he doesn’t think waterboarding is torture, for instance. Still, Cruz does seem to be feeling his way towards a contrast with Trump. This morning, for instance, Trump claimed that we have to target the families of terrorists:

I would knock the hell out of ISIS. I would hit them so hard, like they’ve never been hit before…. The other thing with the terrorists — you have to take out their families.

Read the article “Ted Cruz Opposes Torture. Donald Trump Wants to Expand it.” on washingtonpost.com.

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