User blog comment:Doobiesister/24 and the link to the war on terror - help with my dissertation/@comment-75.42.236.33-20100717151428

5. Although I don't agree that torture is constant on the show, the torture that is shown goes both ways. Both sides in the terror fight use torture to get answers. Jack Bauer never breaks as well as some terrorists. More effective than torture is the threat to a loved one or a "deal" for a terrorist to reveal usable info which sometimes works. The terrorists don't give deals and don't want to. They offer a quick death if not stopped by CTU interference.