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"Whenever I decry torture, some dumbass always pipes up with the "ticking time bomb scenario" as a justification for it. That's like justifying cannibalism with the "plane crash in the Andes scenario".

Vache Folle: I reckon that eating other people should not be permitted.
Dumbass: What about when you're stranded in the wilderness with no food and there's no choice but to eat your companions? Cannibalism could save your life.
Vache Folle: Are you saying that because cannibalism might be necessary in a highly unlikely hypothetical situation, that you can eat people in other situations?
Dumbass: I guess I am!"
...
"Sticking with torture must serve some other purpose. I reckon that there are a few possibilities:

1. If the US tortures long enough, the public will get used to it and desensitized and will forget about holding anyone accountable.
2. They're holding out in the forlorn hope that they'll get something they can use before they're out of power.
3. They are playing to a torture constituency. The sadist vote is key to the GOP?
4. They like to torture people. Bush and Cheney and the rest of the cabal get tapes of the sessions and masturbate to them in the situation room. It's a Neo-Con Cookie Party!

I'm going with number 4 as the default explanation."

- My favorite Anarcho-humorist, Vache Folle