Thanks for explaining your position.
I am glad that you do not think Americans do not torture people in defense of our country. We will have to talk about treating terrorists as common criminals some other time.
Some quick thoughts---
We can not prosecute successful suicide bombers. They commit their own death penalty.
We would like to stop people from making the suicide vests, driving the bombers to their destination, etc, etc, all activities that are not "criminal" until the bomb is detonated, but is only useful if deterred. All of our attention is on deterrence, not prosecution of "crimes."