re: #50 flyovercountry
for anyone who is sensitive to the feelings of our foes, I am sorry, I chose for our society’s survival.
The bare assertion here — and it is a large leap, is the America’s survival is dependent on the use of these techniques.
Some could even say our survival (at the as a democratic nation that run by the rule of law, as the leader of nations) is dependent on NOT committing torture.