Christopher Hitchens Lays Blame for Torture Policy

Dick Cheney and his cronies fulfilling the desire of the American people by torturing prisoners, Christopher Hitchens said at a Slate party Saturday night. If the Obama administration tries to prosecute them, these mitigating circumstances must be considered. In the nymag.com account of the incident, the public wanted torture. What?!
After 9/11, Americans wanted "a ruthless government," Hitchens said. After 9/11, Americans were angry, but no rational person (in the general public) suggested throwing out the Geneva Convention.
Chris may have had a few drinks before he mouthed off but he is heading down a dangerous path.
Hitchens does have the credentials to speak about torture. He voluntarily underwent waterboarding, as research for a Vanity Fair article. He lasted about ten seconds and called the experience horrendous.
People have tried to protect the Bush administration's actions by claiming the acts weren't torture, but this is a man who accepts that they tortured, but wants to blame the American people.
When has the government ever heeded what the common people wanted and when was that an excuse? If the government listened to the people, the Vietnam war would have been over in 1967. Our soldiers would be home from Iraq.