Or what about random executions? After a suicide attack, I advise you to round up the village's inhabitants and start to randomly shoot people until someone tells you who is responsible for that. People might call you weak if you don't do this, so it's practically a must! Plus, it probably gives you vital information on which the lives of soldiers might depend.
Excellent reply.
Torture is morally wrong, and I'm not talking about panties on someone's head.
Saddam tortured his people, and that's an important reason our country stands against him. He fed people into shredders, raped children in front of their parents, hacked off limbs.
We are supposed to be better than that. And yes, I realize the potentially adverse consequences of the decision to not torture.
Now, if someone could just invent a serum which would make our enemies blabber at the mouth, the question of torture would be moot. I hope someone does.