Is it Really Surprising

The United States has publicly admitted to torturing terrorist detainees. In particular the CIA is the main offender. It is now confirmed that the U.S. has tortured many suspected terrorists in the past. The CIA felt at the time right after 9/11 that torture was the best way to extract information. It was justified because they felt it would protect national security. Yet what is alarming is the fact that the torturing was not justified in the long run as it did not provide critical information. When these terrorists were tortured they did not provide useful information or gave false information. This makes matters worst as the CIA had to break the rule of law for nothing. The question now is how is the world and our enemies going to react. This just adds justification to the terrorist cause it might serve as a recruitment tool. This report can also justify a retaliation and puts the U.S. on high alert. Most importantly is that the U.S. image has been smudged. How can we tell the world we represent democracy, freedom and the rule of law when we at the same time violate it. This report can affect us in the long run when it comes to our foreign policy as the world will look at us in a different light.


http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30383924