everyone agrees Apple has to let the government know what is on the phone...
Good
I don't. You just said you wanted the government to have a backdoor placed in so they can spy on every American without their right to privacy. So they can find out who to go after, like they did with the IRS singling out Tea Party people.
I’m concerned about the camel’s nose under the tent. However, I DO think Apple should help get into the dead terrorist’s phone. I’ll say that again: DEAD TERRORIST!
If Apple does it once, every jurisdiction is going to demand every cell phone maker do the same for every phone seized.