"why actually intentionally torture or mistreat them then?"
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To GET INTELLIGENCE TO PREVENT THE MURDER OF INNOCENT PEOPLE, that's why. You don't think people interrogate the terrorists, just to pass the time, do you?!
I have no problem with interrogation. Sleep deprivation, music, lights, etc. Those are all valid interrogation techniques. Rape, attack dogs, breaking bones with baseball bats, and murder are not.
Thats all I am saying is that we need to have a clear line and our troops need to understand what the rules are.
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To GET INTELLIGENCE TO PREVENT THE MURDER OF INNOCENT PEOPLE, that's why. You don't think people interrogate the terrorists, just to pass the time, do you?!
Of course, there's that pesky problem that torture doesn't yield reliable intelligence. And oddly enough, this inverse relationship between torture and useful information has been well known for about 60 years now. So it seems that torture is in need of some other justification.