Should CENTCOM abjure torture? Krauthammer says no. Also, #usagefail

Disagree.  That is exactly the sort of person that you entrust with the military decisions upon which hinge the safety of the nation.

Also, if the safety of the nation can hinge upon decisions (which is doubtful — are decisions doors?) then, since it’s “decisions,” plural, it’s “hinge”, plural.

Some people, however, believe you never torture. Ever. They are akin to conscientious objectors who will never fight in any war under any circumstances, and for whom we correctly show respect by exempting them from war duty. But we would never make one of them Centcom commander. Private principles are fine, but you don’t entrust such a person with the military decisions upon which hinges the safety of the nation.

via Charles Krauthammer – The Use of Torture and What Nancy Pelosi Knew – washingtonpost.com.

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