The Torture Myth Applebaum Analysis

In “The Torture Myth” by Applebaum, the position in which she stands is that she disagrees with torture. As described in the article she does not agree that torture is the right way of getting information from a person. For instance, she uses some people such as Army Col. Stuart Herrington to support her position on torture. In my point of view, I agree with Applebeum because it my stand point torture only hurts the victim more but you can’t get that much information out of the victim. In addition, torture is not a key way to get information from someone. For example, Applebaum states, “In his experience, nine out of 10 people can be persuaded to talk with no “stress methods” at all”. When she stated his experience she was referring to Col.