Apparently torture is becoming the new "American Pastime"...are we really such a nation of sick puppies or do people really think that torture can be justified?
Forty-two percent (42%) of American voters believe that the United States tortures prisoners captured in the War on Terror. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 30% disagree and say the U.S. does not torture prisoners while 28% are not sure. Last Friday, President Bush said that the United States "does not torture people."
However, news reports have suggested that the Administration has approved aggressive forms of interrogation that many might consider torture. Congress has passed, and President Bush has signed, a federal ban on the use of torture.
While a plurality believes the U.S. does torture terrorist prisoners, 66% believe that the United States treats prisoners of war better than most other nations. Just 16% disagree on this point. In fact, the Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 78% of voters believe that the terrorists torture U.S. soldiers. Only 4% disagree on this point.
Fifty-three percent (53%) say that the U.S. should not torture prisoners while 27% believe it should. Forty-one percent (41%) believe torture helps gain valuable information that protects U.S. soldiers while 35% say it does not. In his remarks last week, the President stated that interrogation techniques have provided valuable information that have helped protect the American people.
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