Tell me your position on whether or not torture is necessary when dealing with terrorism suspects.
To secure our nation's safety, we must sometimes take extreme measures, and if torture is the means to acquire crucial information, then we must not hesitate to execute it.
We must conduct a comprehensive analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of this complicated matter, but I want to make it absolutely clear that torture is never acceptable.
To secure our nation's safety, we must sometimes take extreme measures, and if torture is the means to acquire crucial information, then we must not hesitate to execute it. Let me be clear: torture is a blatant violation of international laws and human rightsEnd of storyNo exceptions, no excuses, no justification. We must conduct a comprehensive analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of this complicated matter, but I want to make it absolutely clear that torture is never acceptable.