Again, you don't seem to understand... Saying you're better than a murderer because you only beat someone up isn't really being that much better... Sure, you're better, but you're still a scumbag.
I feel sad for your standard because it is completely backwards from the way it should be.
Jesus wept.
While it's a good concept, being "better" than a terrorist for not torturing doesn't win you the war or save lives. War is ugly. It's not supposed to be romanticized and I don't think we should be worrying about these people's feelings. These people have dozens upon dozens of videos on the internet of them beheading soldiers, civilians, women, innocent people. Have you watched some of these videos? Having your head cut off while your arms and legs are bound is about as shitty a way to go as you can. Yet we simulate them drowning and we're supposedly on their level. I'll take the simulated drowning any day.
Can I say with conviction that torturing or not torturing is better? Not really. I don't have access to all the classified information that could probably help determine this.
I personally think these guys should be relegated to the CIA prison ships, interrogated/tortured/whatever (don't want to hear about it), killed and thrown overboard. I have zero sympathy for extremists that are picked up on the battlefield or handed over.
