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If we were torture him then we would have been no better than he was, and if we lose the moral high ground, then we lose any right we may have to intervene or interfere anywhere in the world, not to mention the horrific PR issue it would be.
Both from a pragmatic and an ethical viewpoint, it wouldn't be good. It would probably have been intensely satisfying to the ones afflicted by his horrible actions during his life, but in the end, it would've caused more trouble than it would have ended.
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