Torture and So Forth

One night we argued in the Lucas lounge about the legitimacy of torture under certain circumstances. The Film School crowd seemed horrified at my position that in certain circumstances torture would be permissible. Here's a post at Instapundit that reiterates my essential position....but more importantly, the position of most Americans and I would argue, most reasonable, rationale Americans.

As a note, everyone makes the slippery slope argument here, but I don't understand why. The slippery slope these days is often used to avoid making difficult decisions or taking difficult positions. Its an oversimplification.