re: #416 ggt

It is one of many tools in the toolbox. When we are dealing with people such as Bin Ladin it is stupid to discount a tool just because we think it is ugly or morally wrong. We need to all of the tools, not just one or two.

Call it a personal problem. I hate the idea that we’re actively torturing prisoners, even if they’re terrorist assholes. I want us to be the better people.

But, as I said, this is a moot point. Bin Laden is dead. I just don’t want us to legitimize torture as a valid tool for anything, because we then legitimize it for others to use against us.