05-10-2004, 04:39 AM
Quote:I'm not saying that we definately have a policy of torture, just that we do not distance ourselves from it enough, or clearly condemn it enough.
Torture is a means to an end. It can be effective when used correctly; used incorrectly, it can make a reticent prisoner into a mute. Why should we outlaw or condemn a form of interrogation that is often highly successful? Because it clashes with the American public's ethical and moral fiber?
There is no honor, no nobility in war. If you think that people out there aren't going to shoot someone in the back, then you are a fool. In war, you kill people. It's as simple as the first rule of combat: shoot them before they shoot you.
Moralizing over what happens in a war or over interrogation "techniques" has no point. At least, not one that I am able to perceive.
ArrayPaladins were not meant to sit in the back of the raid staring at health bars all day, spamming heals and listening to eight different classes whine about buffs.[/quote]
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