I simply posed a question. I will niether protest or defend either action. Inaction is one of the choices. It allows the death of thousands.
Is torture or the lack of it justified? And why? Just that. No end runs to escape the moral quandry.
Action MAY save thousands of lives. Inaction will allow you to escape the stigma of torture but you must then live with the knowledge that you might have saved many, many lives.
There is no easy answer.

troll