Many were tortured for years. That fact alone argues against the existence of a ticking time bomb scenario. Dozens of others were held for no reason at all, la

Many were tortured for years. That fact alone argues against the existence of a ticking time bomb scenario. Dozens of others were held for no reason at all, later released as having been found innocent. If the US did torture someone in a scenario where the public was in imminent danger they would likely be exonerated in (at least) the court of public opinion. That's not what happened here, though.