RichClem » 12 Dec 2014 11:37 pm » wrote:
Given the choice between losing thousands of lives and waterboarding key terrorists, I'll always go with option B.
What would you do? Haven't seen you clearly say.
Bad argument. Torture yields bad intel as much as or more than more proven methods. I think you just like the idea of inflicting pain on people in retaliation for what they've done, or you thought they've done, to us, and the argument that it gets us information is a smokescreen that allows you not to have to admit it.