Hopefuls back waterboarding terror suspects

REPUBLICAN presidential hopefuls Herman Cain and Michele Bachmann have both said they would reinstate waterboarding during interrogations of suspected terrorists, while rivals Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman both say they see the procedure as torture.

The Republican contenders split on Saturday night over whether waterboarding would be an effective tool in the war on terror.

Cain said he does not support torture, but he would trust military leaders to determine what that means. He said he would return to waterboarding because he does not see it as torture.