In a particularly tortured debate with a "water boarding makes us safer" advocate, Marc Thiessen, Jon Stewart argues "Complex Adaptive System" as a reason not to torture, due to unforeseen consequences. Its a half hour I'll never get back, so you are warned, but it is interesting to hear CAS used in an argument.
If you value your time, best to start 7:00 minutes into the third part: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-march-9-2010/exclusive---marc-thiessen-extended-interview-pt--3 --joshua
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