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By Benjy Sarlin
Herman Cain and Michele Bachmann aggressively defended the use of waterboarding, while Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman condemned torture as immoral and illegal.
Asked specifically about waterboarding, Cain tipped his hand. I dont see it as torture, he said. I see it as an enhanced interrogation technique.
Bachmann issued an enthusiastic appeal to putting the now-banned method back into Americas interrogation playbook.
Paul rebutted the two on legal, moral, and pragmatic grounds.
Huntsman agreed with the Texas Congressman.
GOP Candidates Split Over Torture | TPM 2012