I did read the link and I saw the guy talk on TV and I've heard other interogators make similar statements.
Please clarify your statement above. What problems do these alternative techniques have? Why should I take your word or point of view over a guy who's actually been performing these interrogations.
You are the one who needs to carify. You are the one who said
Let's say we have someone in custody we suspect has knowledge of a future terrorist action.
Do we choose a method such as waterboarding which is illegal, which dehumanizes both parties, is known to produce an abundance of false information, can be used as a recruiting tool, etc... or do we choose other methods which don't have any of these problems and produce better results?
I simply wanted to know what exactly you were talking about. I was simply asking you to list these other methods and evidence that they don't have "any of these problems" as you said, and evidence that these other methods produce "better" results, as you said.
But now I finally see that you don't know and that you were simply repeating a statement you heard somebody else make, and you took his word for it without questioning and without looking into what these other methods might be.
Also, what are we even debating here. You've already said you don't condone torture and this thread is about waterboarding which is torture.
It would seem that we're already in agreement
My intention was not to debate you. I was simply asking you questions after I saw you quote the Bible to Christians and impose your interpretation, your morals and values on them, when you constantly complain about Christians doing the same to you.
You also came across as inconsistent and border line hypocritical by suggesting that Christians should love your enemies when it comes to waterboarding, but that Christians should hate your enemies and should kill your enemies when it comes to defending you and your country.
You seem to be suggesting that Christians should NOT follow their faith and the Bible in politics, but that they should follow your interpretation of their faith and your interpretation of the Bible in politics when it comes to waterboarding, in other words, whenever it suits you.