Shadowfax: That was what drove my referencing my own experiences with torture and interrogation. Anyone who has been in combat knows firsthand that all the John Wayne movies were bulls**t. There is no glory to it, only death.
Same goes for torture: It demeans everyone involved in the process and generally the information gained is of negligible value. Casca was trying to imply that he had some experience that would have a direct bearing on the conversation, however, he never divulged what this was. I get the sense that this is a well-read individual, but until he actually gives some insight into his background and experiences, there is little beyond this.
His casual dismissal of PTSD indicates that he wasn’t a soldier, and lacks the real world understanding that having that background brings. His reference to my military background being “thin” when I spent three straight years doing counterinsurgency work also shows a lack of depth.
Lastly, his conflation of Nazi torture methods with those being used at present to “protect our freedoms” does tie in to your “ends justifying the means” observation.
