Chertoff also supported torture

But what's a good drowning between friends in this administration? My opinion of the Democrats in DC is slipping fast (only 12 voted against Condi? WTF?) and I hope that we see a better show of muscle when it comes time to voting for this crap. It's really encouraging to see that these "leaders" have approved tactics commonly used by the likes of the Khmer Rouge. Sure, Chertoff and Gonzales may not have been approving the most violent tactics but this is a slippery slope and we know that there have been deaths during "interrogation" so their hands are not clean.

In Southeast Asia during the war it was widely reported that a tactic used both by US troops as well as the Viet Cong was where cloth would be draped over a persons mouth and then water poured over it, precisely for the effect that Mr. Chertoff approved. There aren't any physical scars but tell me it's not torture. The big step between back then and now is that we didn't have legal reviews and approval. We're really reaching some new lows with this team.