Enhanced interrogation is just one tool to get intelligence. It might not be necessary in all cases, but it certainly can be useful in some cases. Why take it away just because some of the intelligence we've gathered has been gathered without it?
Because torture is a war crime and we shouldn't be torturing. Either we're better than the Evil Doers or we're not. To say nothing of the rather widely held belief that it doesn't work (ie: someone under torture will tell you what he wants to hear not necessarily the truth).
I do reject it on moral grounds. But I've read plenty of accounts from people who've tortured saying that it doesn't work and is often counterproductive.
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Enhanced interrogation is just one tool to get intelligence. It might not be necessary in all cases, but it certainly can be useful in some cases. Why take it away just because some of the intelligence we've gathered has been gathered without it?
Because torture is a war crime and we shouldn't be torturing. Either we're better than the Evil Doers or we're not. To say nothing of the rather widely held belief that it doesn't work (ie: someone under torture will tell you what he wants to hear not necessarily the truth).
You could also ask the Japanese who were convicted by... umm... Americans for war crimes such as waterboarding.
You can reject it on moral grounds, but not on practical grounds. Torture does work.
Evidence?
I do reject it on moral grounds. But I've read plenty of accounts from people who've tortured saying that it doesn't work and is often counterproductive.
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