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Originally Posted by dmg1969
What I WANT is the ability to use unconventional methods to break these people and have them give up information which can potentially save thousands of lives!
I don't consider the techniques that I have heard used (making someone stand for many hours at a time, sleep deprivation or threatening their families with death) torture in the classic sense. And while waterboarding (simulated drowning) may be terrifying to the person on the receiving end, these methods are designed to not cause permanent physical injury. These methods are MAINLY psychological in nature.
Are you saying that you would be against these methods being used if they stopped another 9-11 here or in another country?
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Yes. Torture is inexcusable. Any civilization that would tolerate it is unworthy of the name. There are some prices for safety that are simply too high...Not because of what torture does to your enemy, but because of what it does to you.
It is impossible to both torture and to be the "good guy". You have to choose.