Torture Talk

With the Media finally giving the torture issue some air-time, I want to pose a questions:

Bush & friends love to be able to talk and not do anything- wouldn't this be the prefect chance?

Rather than simply say "We don't torture," why not declare "We oppose torture"?

That doesn't mean he actually has to DO anything. Hell, they can even support McCain's anti-torture amendment (previous post here) and not DO anything.

This is exactly the political situation that Bush & Friends love- all lip-service and rhetoric without action. All they have to do is say 'I oppose torture' rather than 'We don't torture.'

If 'we do not torture' why are they opposed to declaring they don't?

It sounds like a hard-headed policy to claim that 'we don't' and end it there. Until the Bush White House says they oppose torture, I and a majority of Americans will not be satisfied.

Oh, and 5 hours after Bush's declaration:

Five U.S. Army Rangers in Iraq alleged to have punched and kicked Iraqi detainees and hit them with a broomstick have been charged with assault, the military said on Monday.