“High value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al Qa’ida organization that was attacking this country," Blair wrote.
Added Blair: “I like to think I would not have approved those methods in the past, but I do not fault those who made the decisions at that time, and I will absolutely defend those who carried out the interrogations within the orders they were given.”
The blogosphere is rampant with discussions about the morality of torture and if water-boarding fits the definition of torture.
Inherent in these discussions is the idea that you can make war, especially a war of terrorism, less offensive, deadly, or horrible to those easily offended.
War is Hell and any suggestion that we should play nicer, conducting a war without actually hurting anyone (lest we loose our civility), is a grave error in thinking. This collective weeping and wailing about the treatment of the world's truly evil will prolong the war, embolden our enemies, and put the Western world at risk of collapse.
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