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You can only imagine the difficult position the Obamas are in when choosing how to speak out on these kinds of...
...injustices.
It would not matter what they said or did--for some it would never be enough; for others way too much.
But Barack Obama has seen this from a position none of us have or possibly can: as the person in charge of the federal forces and agencies that carry out these things. For that we owe him some deference.
I appreciate their statement. It is forceful and well-reasoned, and it is an important message to hear from a former president and first lady.
Sure, it could be angrier; more pointed; worded to instigate rather than investigate--but that has never been the Obamas. And that is one of the reasons so many respect and love them.