So, we're a nation that tortures. Doesn't feel particularly good to think about in the abstract, let alone face as a reality. But, that's what the United States has done, torture. We've probably done it for a long while. Writing this blog, I saw two options as to how to handle the issue. I could just talk about how we justified torture in several ways, ranging from the "greater good" argument to avoiding the issue on technicalities (e.g.