This is in response to the letter published by USA Today May 6, written by Alan Winters, who states, "What's wrong with a little torture," to get information and save lives. The problem is, Mr. Winters, that, to begin with, torture is torture, a little or a lot. Secondly, torture is inimical to our values as a people; when we engage in it we stoop to the level of our "enemies." Third, I reject the notion that we are saving lives by employing these tactics. The hatred that is generated in the Middle East by our use of torture has, undoubtedly, served as a great recruiting tool of radical Muslims, leading to more terrorism, more killing, more tragedy. Many conservatives (not all) do not get it, or don't care: torture as an interrogation tool is immoral, as well as ultimately ineffective.