[Godfollow]

Oh, but it does (WMD)... the question is, what would you not do, to save the souls of those who are in your care when it is in your power to do? Whether it is a city or a platoon...

The question of eminence can be argued, but as we know, ownce you come face to face with eminent danger, the implication is, what recourse is left to you, if any, to avert destruction?

[Ispy4u]

The standards of performance for preserving lives of civilians, American civilians, and soldiers are vastly different.

In order to avert destruction of American civilians in the very limited scenario you describe where there is no time at all and the only hope in the world for those civilians is to torture the terrorist for information I would say yes. But I have serious doubts that it would work, I don't see how fear of death will motivate the virgin seeker to tell the truth.

It hasn't been proven that the informant or the policeman told the truth in the LTC West instance either. Thus the basis for my opposition to these tactics.