This is a vacuous argument. No matter what principals you hold I can come up with a scenario where you will violate them. It does not make you unprincipled.

This is a vacuous argument. No matter what principals you hold I can come up with a scenario where you will violate them. It does not make you unprincipled. States using torture is a long way down the hole. It is such a shame that a dynamic exciting creative society like the USA's has fallen so far. It would be possible for the country to be a beacon of hope and civilisation. Instead it has become just another in a long line of grubby corrupt super states. Such a crying shame.