Obama's Press Conference- His Stance on Torture

I've been watching a bit of Obama's press conference and I couldn't disagree with him more on his torture policy and I also don't believe for a second that the British didn't torture captured Nazi Agents, no matter what the great Winston Churchill said.  Torture is one of the policies that no one wants to talk about.  It's the 800 lb gorilla in the room so to speak.  It's all well and good to have a no torture policy, but in a post 9/11 world, I don't feel that it can be much of a reality.  We're now dealing with enemies who frankly don't care whether they live or die and it takes extreme measures to get information out of them.  We've seen these same enemy combatants behead citizens from countries around the world, take part in suicide bombs, gas subway stations, and blow up random spots around the world.  You've noticed that since 9/11, that hasn't happened on US Soil. As much as I detested Bush and Cheney, I feel that Bush's policy on torture was the right one, and I feel that had it not been for torture, there might have been far more attacks on the United States in the past 7 1/2 years.  

I know what you're saying, but Dave, you're all for upholding people's rights and keeping the government at arm's length at all times.  The difference here at least to me is that most of the legitimate enemy combatants aren't US citizens and I'd argue that they're pretty poor excuses for human beings.  Obama can tell himself and us for that matter all he'd like that Torture will not be tolerated and a person's rights will be upheld above everything else, but my question is simple.  What is Mr. Obama going to do when another legitimate threat to the security of Americans is presented to him?  What's he going to do when a few of the perpetrators are captured before the event takes place and there are still several suspects on the loose?  Will he stand steadfastly to his policy and allow American lives to be lost, or will he throw caution to the wind and allow interrogators to get the information needed to stop the attack in any way possible.  The fact is, most enemy combatants can be broken with torture, and as evidenced by how many plots against the US have been stopped, torture does work.  Is it ethical? nope, but neither is walking into a crowded shopping mall and blowing yourself up and killing multitudes of people.  The Geneva Convention basically outlaws torture, but the last time I checked, Al Quaeda and other terrorist groups don't abide by the Geneva Convention,so the way I see it is when we are dealing with enemy combatants who don't follow said Geneva Convention, why should we have to follow it?

For the record, I've read many op-ed pieces speaking out against torture, and frankly I'd love to live in the world these folks live in.  I'm sure it's a world filled with buttercups, dandelions, and ice cream for everyone.  Information can be gathered from enemy combatants there through nothing more than a simple interrogation. Sorry folks, but that's not the world we live in.  We face religious zealots who've misconstructed and misconstrued the religion of Islam to match what they'd like it to be.  They're not afraid of dying for their cause and they frankly don't care who they hurt, maim, or kill, just as long as their end goal is reached  How do you fight an enemy like that?  I'll respectfully disagree with you Mr. Obama.  I pray to God that your decisions on torture never have to be compromised due to an impending danger to our citizens.