With all due respect

I wasn't planning on watching the Republican debate last night, but after Chris went to bed I channel surfed.

I caught the end of Brit Hume's nuke scenario and torture, or enhanced interrogation techniques.

John McCain was against either, and I will respect the Senator for that.

He went on to say, and I'm paraphrasing, it allows the other side to do that to our armed forces held prisoner.

As a prisoner of the North Vietnamese John McCain was tortured by North Vietnamese soldiers, who bayonetted him in his left foot and groin. His shoulder was crushed by a rifle butt.

McCain was interrogated daily. When he refused to provide any information to his captors, he was beaten until he lost consciousness. McCain received two to three beatings per week .

The North Vietnames employed rigorous and brutal torture methods, which to this day have left him incapable of raising his arms above his head.

I'm not aware of any U.S. torture of North Vietnamese prisoners.

Saddam Hussein's troops tortured and raped American soldiers held prisoner during the first Gulf conflict, we did not return the favor to their troops.

Al Qaeda is an equal opportunity torturer whether you're in the service or civilian.

To me, McCain's reasoning is as old as the Geneva Convention of 1929 or the Marquis of Queensberry rules.

These people don't play by the rules and the scientific community is united in that fact!

Because McCain mentioned that anyone who served in combat is against torture or enhanced interrogation techniques, I'll disclose that I've never served in the military.

His mention of that is meant to place his opinion superior to any others and end debate on the issue.