mcdelroy

I'm generalizing, however, so are most people calling for the curtailing of interrogation options. They were calling for a closure of our prison in Cuba and halt to all interrogation long before water boarding specifically arose in the debate.

I would not expect the US government to ever publicly admit to harsh treatment of detainees. However, none of us here are officials so we can speak frankly...and frankly we need intelligence. The military commission law is an attempt to set official limits to the mean with which the US gathers intellegence through interrogation. However, the reality is that business is not pretty. It doesn't make it right or humane, but not everyone is cut out for that line of work. Which is why we should let the patriots in the military and CIA secretly take care of business. Officially they will follow the military commission laws.

Having said that, I'd add that the fact that the US media continually brings this issue up calls their aggressiveness regarding reporting only the negative in connection with the war on terror into question. Regarding the quality of intelligence I'd say that neither of us is likely an expert, however, from what I gather, there are whole military training regimens centered around interrogation. They likely have psychologically proven methods for ensuring valid intelligence. It seems elementary to inform the captive that consequences exist for faulty information. Bottom line. Don't be a terrorist or don't get captured or you asked for it.

Marc