Warriors win wars for panty wearing "civilized" wimps like you who are too busy sending donations to Amnestry International to be bothered about fighting real threats.
"Becoming as evil as the enemy in order to defeat him proves what?"
You non-conservatives always out yourselves with this kind of nonsense. I would guess you're one of the GOP Big Tent RINOs, liberals or moderates.
In a war against people who are willing to blow themselves up and cut off infidel heads, winning is everything and critical to the security of the United States. You don't bring a feather duster to a gunfight. Thrashing around trying to prove we are not as evil as the enemy is worth nothing.
Go take your sanctimonious BS someplace else. This is a conservative site for conservatives. You're no conservative.
There are some practical reasons to be cautious about using torture
1. We might wind up torturing innocent people
2. If we get caught, there is a large price to be paid - retaliation, loss of support for the war, reduced ability to get international cooperation.
Additionally, I am a Christian and I know torture of a helpless person is wrong but there are sufficient reasons to be careful about it without getting into morality.
Now personally, if someone was holding my wife hostage, I'd be willing to do whatever was needed. But that's why we have rules rather than allowing our feelings to make the rules.
I consider myself a republican, not a Republican. And I don't need to justify myself to people who call names instead of refuting a position logically. I notice no one cared to dispute my actual points. You might find my post posts re:2nd admendment issues enlightening.