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05-11-2009, 05:43 PM | #1 |
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Cheney's full-court press on Obama re: torture
tells me that he must be guiltier than hell. He's going on the offensive to try and influence the public that if he broke any laws, it was because of his ardent desire to protect Americans, and that in fact, his law-breaking saved lives.
And that if you don't support what he did, you want Americans to die. Yes, it is cynical of Cheney. Despicable in fact. But what do you expect from someone who went to war on lies, without a plan, and shot his friend? |
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He chose to open that Pandora's Box, so it's only fair the public get both sides so it can form an informed opinion. If the enhanced interrogation techniques really aren't worth it. If what was gained is not worth the cost, wouldn't that bear itself out by releasing the results?
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I didn't say that.
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I think my first preference would probably to be not to release any at all. But now that the negative documents have been released, it seems only sensible to release the positive ones as well. Cheney's request is nothing more than a request for full disclosure.
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I think there should be an independent investigation. I also believe that all the documents should be released. What possible reason does Obama have for keeping anything classified other than for political expediency?
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If the issue is as cut-and-dried as you think it is, releasing the evidence of its success will only underscore that it wasn't worth it. What are you afraid of? What an amusingly ironic statement. "The evidence that it worked hasn't been released, therefore we can conclude that it didn't work."
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