"We still do need to torture some prisoners, it's a military necessity.
If finding Zarqawi will result in stopping more car bombs and sarin bombs, torturing those four for fast information would be a highly moral act.
To put them in a comfy cell, their information intact in their heads, while car bombs blow up innocents, would be an act of moral cowardice."
Thanks for soliciting my opinion. On the spot, here it is: since a lot of the "outrage" is focused on the pictures of "whatever" happened at that prison, NO PHOTOS.
Get whatever information is possible, and then finish them.
This will conflict with what I've said on another post, about treating them humanely (concerning their execution)...but once these people see the light of day, it's got to be done by the book.
So if they are that serious about ending the threat, and bringing these guys to justice, get to a private place, no pictures, no cameras, get the information, and finish them off.
If the world hating us is a constant, then the choice remains whether or not to let them live. Considering the crime, and the constant, the choice is clear: they die.
If terrorists start seeing and hearing about their fellow terrorist friends just dissappearing around them... They'll crap their pants.
No photos. No records. No witnesses.
That's what it's going to come down to.
Matt
Bravo!
I agree with all you said. btw, let the world be a bit more afraid of us. Send a loud and clear message they we are NOT above torture and death if you mess with us. It seems to be the only thing they understand.