Just one tardy thought. The former president broke down speaking of his son Jeb’s maintenance of "honor" in his political life. I don’t think that was an accidental trigger. A reader comments perceptively:
First a few words about Jose Padilla. Without a doubt, the methods used on him are torture. They are not physically harming him, instead they seem bent on psychically damaging him. A mind can be broken using just sleep deprivation, alternating bright lights and total darkness, control of diet, and plain old boredom – especially over a three year period, with no assurance that this couldn’t continue for ever.
I saw pictures of Padilla’s treatment right after I watched the video of Bush 41 breaking down while speaking about Jeb Bush in Florida. I then imagined for a moment that it was my own son, instead of Bush 43, who had tortured Padilla. I think I know now why Bush 41 broke down.
(Photo: Alberto Pozzoli/Getty.)
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