While I don't necessarily agree with that treatment either .. the intimidation factor is what counts. Believe me .. it may have seemed a little over the top .. but when you have people whose only goal in life was to kill you .. being especially civil to them is not the key to getting them to talk.
At least we didn't tape their arms to a board and then cut their arm off - spurting blood everywhere.
I'm not 100% sure I'm against what was done. But I am sure that I do care. We need to be careful not to become complaisant about how the army treats prisoners - even if they are not subject to the Geneva Convention.
Shalom.