"It's always desirable to win "clean" when you can afford it. If we can't, then win "dirty" if that is what it takes.
That's the way I feel about it."
The traditional way to do that is to have the rules and the laws in place to protect human rights and if law enforcement or the military feels so strongly then they break the law.
If puts a very high burden on the decision to torture, as it should.
In other words, you are fine with all of this as long as you can hang the military for "breaking the rules". Makes it go down easier for you, does it?
The military should be fully protected in such matters. Using them as scapegoats is not acceptable.