Numerous actions have occurred by the intelligence community to divert attacks. As you sit there wearing your rose colored glasses, try enlightening yourself by taking in more news sources other then the leftist propaganda that is propagated on TV. Suggestion read reputable newspapers i.e. London Times, International Herald Tribune, Sydney Morning Herald, Jerusalem Post, Bangkok Post, etc.
Don’t kid yourself Paul water boarding would be the least of your worries if anti-western extremists got a hold of you. So the eff what if these unprincipled individuals got treated roughly, try imagining being trapped in a burning building with no means to escape. I for one will never forget the actions on 9/11 and so should you quit making excuses to FORGET.