Torture is not an effective method of gaining information. It’s been proved over and over and over again. The only reason people want to torture other people is if they’re engaging in complete psychopathy. Gaining information is never anything more than an excuse.

en.wikipedia.org
washingtonpost.com
americanthinker.com

Oh yeah, it’s also a horrific war crime, and in direct opposition to everything America stands for. But that’s actually beside the point.