An end to the torture and Closure of "Git-mo"

Last night I was listening to a Canadian-based talk show that I listen to often on NPR called "As It Happens." On the show was the mother of an 9/11 victim killed in the terrorist attack. She was expressing outrage over President Obama's decision to close Guantanamo Bay and an executive order to close the CIA's secret prisons and put an end to torturing suspected terrorists. George Bush often pats himself on the back and says history will judge him for not allowing another 9/11 attack since that day in 2001. And he is right, we did not experience another terrorist attack. And since that intelligence is not shared witht the public, we will never know what attacks were avoided. But this came at a great price, the general negative feeling towards the Bush administration worldwide, especially among Muslim countries. Now that President Obama has closed Guantanamo and ordered an end to torture, many across the world have applauded the U.S.'s action and negative feelings towards the U.S. are subsiding. Did President Obama do the right thing? Or should we continue to torture terrorists and take away their rights via the Patriot Act? Is the improved image for the U.S. worldwide worth the potential risks of not discovering a terrorist attack worth it? Is torture an ethical way to obtain information from detainees?

Obama's Proposed Stimulus

Just in case you missed it (I almost did), here was the last comment made on the previous post...

I just thought I would make a new post for this comment so that everyone can add their input. So what do you all think?