Is Torture Necessary at Times?

We have seen or heard much about "torture" in recent times, as it pertains to its alleged usage by our military forces that are fighting for freedom. Reports have horrified people who are concerned about terrorists in the world and who believe their treatment is paramount over American lives, and those of our allies. They insist we must enact formal laws against rugged treatment of the most vicious people on Earth, even if it means saving innocent men, women or children.

Let's look at the following example: Stealing is against the law, and so is breaking and entering. There are already laws on the books against these sorts of activities, just as there are existing laws of the Geneva Convention against torture.

If a person were severely injured and dying in the street, however, it might at times be necessary to engage in the most extreme activities to save his or life. If medical equipment to stop bleeding were available, it might be necessary to break a store window to obtain it, even though it is technically against the law. It may also be essential to drive in excess of the speed limit in order to get that person to the hospital.

Enacting laws that close down the possibility of rescue efforts does not represent good judgment or sound logic. It also does not take into account the true nature of war and what could be perpetrated by savage enemies.

Liberals manifest the belief that strong interrogation techniques "do not work," and they also believe a lot of methods are "not the answer" to anything. Really, however, they are often sadly mistaken and the opposite is true.

I trust our military and I know they do not commit "torture" as a routine policy, or an activity that is conducted under normal conditions. It is something the liberal media will blow out of proportion or even lie about when they are allowed to be embedded on the battlefield. Had they been around during World War II, they could have very well harmed our efforts in winning and allegations of "torture" would have abounded. The use of flame throwers and other goings-on would have been judged as "torture," not taking into account the most barbaric character of the enemy.

Because I have faith in our military, I put forward that they should be allowed to do their jobs free from judgment. Our generals and admirals are the finest people around and are true professionals. Their decision making is far superior to that of arm chair liberals whose minds deliver them all sorts of false accusations and reasons to condemn the military.

The "do-good" attempts by liberals to impose their restrictions on our fighting forces because of a zealous concern for terrorists are not fair or reasonable, and legislation for this cause could be very detrimental.

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