Recently, the senate was given a report about the CIA methods of extracting intelligence from terrorists. Many people were appalled at the report which showed methods of torture being used on captured terrorists. The thing is, these prisoners are not captured soldiers in a conventional war. These are terrorists that want to harm America and everything it stands for. They have no rulebook. There is no watchdog or civilian oversight like the United States has. Their objective is to intimidate and harm our country and they don't play by anyones rules except their own. We saw this in the 9\11 attacks as well as overseas. As I am writing this article, there is a cafe in Sydney being held hostage by terrorists. They don't have many boundaries. Honestly, why should we show them any relief for trying to harm us? 

The real issue comes down to if it is an effective way to gather intelligence. If the interrogation process is so intense that it only gathers unreliable info, that is another thing. The fact of the matter is that we can never let anyone think it is okay to harm our country because we will do everything necessary to protect it. I will say that as much as the political branches of our government see like it hinders the progress of our defense, it is intended that way. 

The fact that Congress can question the CIA means that it is working. Civilian oversight was intended so that the actions of agencies and organizations would always be held accountable. There are many people that will do anything to protect our country. Please, just keep this in mind.