Enhanced Interrogation Analysis

“If we destroy human rights and rule of law in the response to terrorism, they have won.” said famous japanese activist Joichi Ito. Terrorists have been a fear and issue in the United States since September 11th, 2001. Enhanced interrogation techniques should be acceptable to use on terrorists in the US. Enhanced interrogation techniques are useful and obligatory to the United States to gain information, as a force of punishment and intimidation, and as last and only alternative to safety from terrorists. Therefore, enhanced interrogation techniques should be acceptable. It is stated in the constitution that if you commit a crime, you will be punished by the law. Kerby Anderson acknowledges,”We have also shown that military action is also …show more content…
John Rizzo, A 34-year CIA veteran, stated,”I continue to believe that the [EIT] program was necessary and effective and that there was no practical alternative other than the one we chose. I can’t think of a single thing I could have done or would have done differently.” There is no alternative. Terrorists won’t give up any information peacefully. The information needs to be yielded from them with force and there is no alternative to that. An alternative to EITs have been searched for by our government and military and they have come up empty handed time and time …show more content…
Anne Daugherty Miles stated,” The CIA D&I program, including both EITs and SITs, was reviewed and assessed by the IG Special Review in 2004. The review concluded that the overall program was effective in yielding useful information.” When terrorists attack the US, it is the government's job to keep it from happening again. According to Anne Daugherty Miles,” After 9/11, enhanced interrogation techniques helped provide information about Al Qaeda which eventually lead to the killing of Osama Bin Laden.” Information gained by EITs has lead to a safer country and environment around us. Kerby Anderson stated in her article “Terrorism”, ” Experts in the field estimate that less than 1 percent of terrorist attacks occurred in the Soviet Union, but according to Rand Corporation expert Brian Jenkins, nearly a third of all terrorists attacks involve Americans.” A majority of terrorist attacks involve Americans and EITs have been proven to provide useful Information. EITs can be used to yield information from terrorists to make this country a safer place. In Conclusion, The government's first priority is to protect United States citizens and enhanced interrogation techniques is and should be a useful and acceptable method to do

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