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<p>But sometimes they get people who idealize the means and ends of what is to be done, and when faced with the reality, these people are horrified and go into depression sometimes unto suicide.</p>
<p>I don’t doubt that the vast, vast majority of folks in the armed forces are far more ethical than the average American. And in this case, that’s precisely what led to this situation. Someone with a deep sense of mission and rightness being told to do something that was so against her own code, she couldn’t handle it. If this story is as reported.</p>
<p>My problem is that torture is a lousy way to get information, according to a close relative of mine who directed interrogation in Vietnam. So, for no gain, we get this, and a reputation with some for being on the same level with some of our various enemies.</p>