BS.
IMHO many if not most Americans have no problem with tough interrogation techniques, especially of these terrorists and other non-regular-army type prisoners.
"dogs, temperature extremes, reversed sleep patterns and sensory deprivation".
Works for me. Does anyone think tea and cookies is an effective interrogation technique?
But the administration hasn't made that point - and they are going to have to be blunt about it, because they media will tell people that "torture" involves the prisoners not getting room service. the message that you are describing isn't coming from anyone except Inhofe and Miller - and they have been buried.