the objection to torture shouldn't be it's effectiveness. The objection is it's compromise of morality. If we're simply willing to forfeit the moral high ground for the sake of security that is the SAME exact argument terrorist make when committing acts of terrorism. 

 

Do people believe only guilty parties are tortured? Is anyone really comfortable with giving our government the authority to torture with the only justification being the sake of security? These moral compromises are what have lead us to this problem in the first place, we interfere in foreign affairs on the justification of the greater good.

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