http://www.pollingreport.com/terror2.htm

Let's take a relevant example in there. According to statistics, [some of] the percent of those who don't agree with gov's procedures still want the gov proceeding in the same direction.

"As you may know, the Bush administration authorized the use of harsh interrogation procedures, including the procedure known as waterboarding, when the U.S. captured suspected terrorists. Based on what you have read or heard, do you approve or disapprove of the Bush administration's decision to use those procedures while questioning suspected terrorists?"
Approve 50% Disapprove 46% Unsure 3%
4/23-26/09

"Do you think that Congress should or should not conduct an investigation of the Bush administration officials who authorized the use of those procedures?" N=1,005 (Form A), MoE ± 3
Should 42% Should Not 57% Unsure 1%
4/23-26/09

This is not about forgiving, isn't it? Apparently 11% of the population, despite the fact that do not approve administration's strategy, still feels good with letting the responsable people go, meaning these people don't care, or they are masochists who consider that law should work against the population. In other words: don't mind my opinion, just go on with your bussiness.

Another brilliant one:
"And regardless of whether you approve or disapprove of the use of those procedures, do you think any of those procedures were a form of torture, or don't you think so?"
Were Torture 60% Were Not Torture 36% Unsure 3%
4/23-26/09

My personal opinion: 36% think that the prisoners just get head and shoulders treatment, while the other 1% can't decide whether the water should be cold or warm.

Funny thing is not the debate on the action of torture, because interrogators could use torture like before (in high secrecy, without public opinion acceptance) but how they struggle to make it legit, because they are affraid already of what might come after, when they will not be able to hide their actions anymore, because the high number of persons they plan to "interrogate" in the future.

Cowardice and nihilism in their full glory.