[hobbes1]

Perhaps, but by their actions they are already willing to take your life, hating you more is of no consequence.

Giving them pause to think twice is.

[Just another Joe]

hating you more is of no consequence.

I agree with that statement.
Giving them justification in the eyes of the rest of the world, however, should be enough to give us pause.
Not to mention that it is morally wrong, IMO.

BTW, I'm still not convinced that the US military actually did torture these two.
Like doughty1 said, it will take more than this to convince me.