[GAB-1955]

I understand your sarcasm; such a murderous woman deserves to be hanged as soon as due process is completed. However, I oppose physical discomfort and physical torture. Such techniques are counter-productive. Instead, I am in favor of mental pressure, which may take longer, but is much more effective.

We should not torture for the sake of revenge on our enemies, or as an act of retribution, for we are the good guys and we have the strictures of our conscience God has written in our hears, the rule of law, and the benefit of true religion to protect us from monstrous acts. The point is to eliminate those persons who would murder us. Merely shooting them dead or hanging them would suffice.

[68skylark]

So you feel that any "physical discomfort" (like high or low air conditioning) equals torture? Well, bless you for being concerned about the morality of how we treat terrorists. You sound like a kind person. But I think your standards are a little out of touch with how the world works.

The great majority of the world doesn't have any air conditioning. Our own U.S. military goes weeks (or months) at a time in very hot or cold conditions. That hardly qualifies as "torture," unless the word has no meaning.

[RobFromGa]

However, I oppose physical discomfort

You do realize that our troops put up with quite a bit of physical and mental discomfort, as do their families. So does most football players at practice. There is nothing inherently wrong with discomfort.

We should not torture for the sake of revenge on our enemies, or as an act of retribution,

Of course we shouldn't do it for revenge-- we should do what it takes to get information about who else is trying to kill us next.