Stewart loses torture argument...a lot

The next time you hear the name John Yoo, I hope you remember this interview. He's been attacked, stalked, harassed, and demonized by the left for his legal memo authorizing waterboarding, the same tactic that stopped another second terrorist attack in Los Angeles.

He's calm, intelligent, level-headed, personable, and has an easy sense of humor that left Jon Stewart completely disarmed. He wanted to nail John Yoo. In fact, he wanted it so badly he offered an apology to his left comrades because Yoo “slipped right through my fingers. It was like interviewing sand."
Actually, Stewart, it's like interviewing an individual with more class, sense, and education than yourself. Yoo also has truth on his side, which is rather disarming when you don't.

Content warning: this is the unedited version.

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Let's compare ourselves for a moment to our enemies. Just a moment.

We, America - at what Jon Stewart thinks is the worst thing ever - poured water up the nostrils of three terrorists to stop a second terrorist attack in Los Angeles that would have killed thousands. Had they been willing to cooperate, the technique never would have been done. This wasn't a matter of CIA thrill-seekers having some fun. You cooperate, you get a clean bed, hot food, plenty of rest and relaxation. You refuse to give intel that will save thousands of innocent lives, you get asked questions until you answer.
Also worthy of noting, psychologist had to be present during the interrogations to insure these poor, murderous souls weren't suffering any psychological harm. American intelligence are forbidden from causing any permanent physical or emotional harm.

Now, lets review our enemies.
They cut off our heads. First, however, they might gang rape you.

Why are we even having this conversation?

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The majority of American people think waterboarding is torture? Really?

According to a new poll conducted by Rasmussen Reports, 58 percent of those surveyed said that they want the federal government to waterboard terror suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the man accused of trying to set off an explosive device on Northwest/Delta Flight 253 as it approached Detroit.

Stewart needs to get out more.

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In the end, Stewart concedes to the fact he isn't informed enough on legal or historical documents to understand the situation placed before the Bush White House, though he still calls it torture evident by his "I hope you get a chance some day to write humane briefs."
Sadly, he still doesn't get it.

What is humane is not allowing more innocent victims in the United States or Afghanistan or Iraq or England or... What is humane is stopping the murderous actions of a group of extremist who live to hate, to spill blood, to kill, to take life. What is humane is protecting a nation and it's people - like Pres. Bush did - that has been placed under your care.

What isn't humane is treating mass murderers with compassion while treating their future victims with indifference.

Mr. Stewart, I can guarantee you, without a second's hesitation, you'd waterboard anyone on the verge of killing your son. As you should. Why can you not have the same love and compassion for other families that you have for your own?

There is evil in the world. And it appears only conservatives are willing to fight it.