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xocet

(4,442 posts) Fri Aug 1, 2014, 11:00 PM Aug 2014

President Obama on Torture: "...Hopefully We Don't Do It Again In The Future." [View all]

In case anyone would like to see President Obama's recent remarks (August 1, 2014) on torture, here is the segment (about 4 minutes) of the White House video that deals with it:

http://vid1169.photobucket.com/albums/r509/TimOrmney/PresidentObamaonTortureetc_zpscc0e1e0c.mp4

This excerpt is from the longer video (about 48 minutes) of the press conference that is located here:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2014/08/01/president-delivers-statement

"...Hopefully we don't do it again in the future..." is apparently all there is to say.

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President Obama on Torture: "...Hopefully We Don't Do It Again In The Future." [View all] xocet Aug 2014 OP

I'm sorry... Cali_Democrat Aug 2014 #1

Who knows? What do you think? n/t xocet Aug 2014 #2

Not a big fan of word parsing, but I know some people really get into it emulatorloo Aug 2014 #6

What's your gut feeling on this one? Rex Aug 2014 #4

Dunno... Cali_Democrat Aug 2014 #8

Used up most of my outrage during the BFEE years. Rex Aug 2014 #9

A ringing endorsement of America's principles, truebluegreen Aug 2014 #3

Why wouldn't it happen again Union Scribe Aug 2014 #5

this!!!! neverforget Aug 2014 #7

Exactly . . . markpkessinger Aug 2014 #10

You just won a brand new 1973 Chevy Vega Image! Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #16

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He can't realistically control what any future president or rogue general does bluestateguy Aug 2014 #12

Yes, "hopefully" we won't torture any more "folks" in the future, but hey, if we do, enough Aug 2014 #13

Hopefully? defacto7 Aug 2014 #14

Exactly! n/t xocet Aug 2014 #15

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