After 24-48 hours, any information an individual has is obsolete - one of the first rules of military intelligence.  Therefore, the torture is used for exploitation/propaganga purposes only.  Disgusting really but I won't go into the the issue of American exceptionalism as that is another can of worms.  Just suffice it to say that we've learned A LOT from our former communist adversaries.

"Schiller sprach zu Goethe, Steck in dem Arsch die Flöte! Goethe sagte zu Schiller, Mein Arsch ist kein Triller!"