26% of Britons believe it can be acceptable to torture enemy combatants in order to extract information; 50% do not. 46% of Americans think torture in such cases can be acceptable; 30% oppose it. It is also condoned by 50% of Israelis, and 70% of Nigerians.   (ICRC/The Guardian)

Torture is barbaric, usually ineffective, produces an endless stream of misleading lies and half-truths, and undermines or destroys  the morale of those made to carry it out.  That is, unless it is conducted by sadistic thugs who get a thrill out of it; in which case it is even more unacceptable, if possible.

No, torture is un-Epicurean. The people taking part in the surveys were not thinking clearly.