Why Is Enhanced Interrogation Important

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ENHANCED INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES

According to a poll 46% of people who voted said yes EIT should be used. Everyone has heard or seen a threat and/or an act of violence. The military should be able to use Enhanced Interrogation techniques(EIT) because information not freely shared could lead to later events, the information that was gathered to prevent those events, and it could be used as a way to send a message or set an example.

Information not freely shared could lead to later events. According to research former CIA directors found that there was no other was to gather the important information without EIT. The information that was withheld by choice could be used to divert or stop the plan reducing casualties and acts of violence or
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According to research the first high ranking Al-Qaeda member that was captured after the 9/11 attacks broke within a minute and provided information about more planned attacks that the military were able to obstruct. Gathering the information a certain way could boost the time the military would be able to prevent the attack. Preventing these attacks can save lives and work toward stopping them all together.

It could be used as a way to send a message or set an example. According to research Members of the CIA feel that it's legal and authorized to protect our country from another vicious attack. The way that information is gathered could help send a message or set an example of the punishments of acts of violence or terrorism. Using the techniques could set off a chain reaction and create an idea that they get punished or penalized for these acts. Creating a fear can help deplete the acts and threats of violence or terrorism.

According to an April poll 55% of Americans believe in retrospect that the use of these techniques are justified, while 36% said it was not. Everyone has been affected in one way or another by threats of violence or attack. The military should be able to use Enhanced Interrogation techniques(EIT) because information not freely shared could lead to later events, the information that was gathered to prevent those events, and it could be used as a way to send a message or set an

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