In 250 - 300 words, provide a comprehensive answer using your reading, knowledge and experience for this Discussion Question. policy states that "the...

In 250 – 300 words, provide a comprehensive answer using your reading, knowledge and experience for this Discussion Question. U.S. policy states that “the use of torture is illegal.” There is a known terrorist mastermind in U.S. custody who is unwilling to divulge his wealth of information. Top CIA officials support the clandestine use of waterboarding to elicit his information that is judged could help thwart an imminent terrorist attack. Give an ethical argument for and against the use of waterboarding on this subject.

Waterboarding is a relatively milder form of torture compared to the other methods. Itdoes not involve use of physical aggressiveness and neither spills any blood nor breaksany bones. In this...