This thread has covered the following:
- having ideals - for me Ben Franklin quote says it all
- a moral argument against torture - enough has been said I think.
- by those that know torture - I'm with John McCain on this one. It is ineffective and wrong.
- a world view that if we misbehave it give the future radicals fuel to recruit. This is the most debatable but the least important IMO.
How about a legal argument - this is just a part of it but let's start with this:
6th amendment:
Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
8th amendment:
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Who is going to dare come back with the retort: This is interrogation not punishment. In advance I say, give me a break. When the government comes for you or your family in the future using this same justification what will you think then? The cliche 'The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions' is appropriate.