Enhanced interrogation did not always exist. The CIA founded the Psychological Ethics and National Security (PENS) after the terrorist strikes on America on September 11, 2001. This event pushed the government to develop a task force, which included mostly psychologists. The group was to be used to get detainees to reveal their information and to use that to protect American national security. However, when the knowledge of enhanced interrogation became known to the people, criticism followed. To make matters worse, George Bush, who was president at the time, was not updated on some of the most crucial details of the operation and its reports. When the report was finally published, it revealed that the interrogations of detainees were far more violent than was originally thought or authorized. This led to a tension between the government and those they govern. One of the biggest questions that came into the minds of many people was if using the enhanced interrogation techniques actually helped the government receive more information. A few times that was shown in the report, detainees would simply reveal false information to make the interrogations end. This would sometimes make the government follow what the detainees said to a dead end. Also, at one point, they admitted to …show more content…
The majority of countries have a positive view of America. One concern many people had when enhanced interrogation was first designed was how far were our troops willing to go to receive the information they desired. The only way that this type of investigation can remain ethical is if there is someone behind it who can ensure that the investigators remain behind the line of torture. There is a point of going too far, and someone needs to decide when that is, and how not to reach that point. The only way to truly find this line is to look deeply in God’s