Thanks for the laugh
If I'm not mistaken, the point is that if we think it's cruel to do that to a dog, why are (some of us) ok with doing it to people? The reactions were hilarious.
I'm not in favor of any kind of torture...any information gotten that way is suspect to the point of being useless and it totally destroys any moral credibility we might have had otherwise. So far our erstwhile 'leaders' have been unable to prove that any such tactics have led to verifiable information that saved anyone...although they claim it often enough in unsubstantiated speeches and conceal the truth under the guise of "national security". Beheading isn't too cool either...but two wrongs don't make paranoid, right-wing, war-mongering, neo-cons right.
If only we could elect dogs to office...