In the article Horrifying and Unnecessary, the writer states that President Bush is going to veto a bill that would end the cruel torturing of our captive prisoners. To Mr. Bush the burdens in the Army Field Manual are too restrictive. The manual bans these specific burdens, forcing a prisoner to be naked, placing a hood over head and duct tape over eyes, applying beatings, water boarding, using military dogs, inducing hypothermia, and conducting fake executions .Although I can see how torturing our prisoners could look bad in the eyes of other countries, and may prompt them to torture their prisoners, I believe that we should continue to use any means necessary.
If we capture a prisoner and need to get vital information from them, I don't think that a prisoner is going to give up his information if he is treated like he is just another person in prison without torture. I don't know about you but if someone was just talking to me instead of torturing me I would never give out my information. Lives could be put at risk if the prisoners we capture don't give up their information. As long as our torture methods continue to be non-lethal I believe that torturing a necessary means of getting crucial information. The author talks to many anti-torture people, but where are the people that support torture. I know the author is trying to make a point but in order to do so you should have both sides of the issue present. I believe that if some pro-torture people were present in this article the author could have a better chance at making a point.
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