Reply #6: I appreaciate the point of view but...

[Gunny1]

if you read the OP you'll see that that's the pragmatic answer and I'm asking about the ethical answer. The reason being that the right will always challenge us with the advise of the intelligence community themselves and our authority on the matter carries less rhetorical weight than the CIA operatives who think it's necessary. We need to answer the question from a MORAL standpoint.