Pres. Obama is hoping that we're goddamn idiots out here, still cowed by talk of 9-11

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102. "...hopefully we don't do it again...." is a feckless substitute for prosecuting Bush et al.

To me, it was important to watch the video of President Obama delivering those words at the end of his statement on Brennan and torture. He believes that it is up to "us" as a country to take responsibility for it - "...so that hopefully we don't do it again in the future."

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

I am no longer burdened by the belief that he defends any sort of consistent moral position - i.e., Rick Warren, the Too-Big-to-Fail-Bankers, Bush et al, Guantanamo Bay, single-payer health care, Troy Davis, Chelsea Manning, the continued and expanded use of drones, the kill list, Edward Snowden, allowing DNI Clapper to stay on, the current trend towards execution by experiment, etc. He does not have absolute power, but he is far from powerless with respect to any of these situations - especially with Congress as ineffective as it currently is.

Had I known that this were the way he would address the issue of war crimes, I also would never have supported his bid for the Democratic nomination.

At any rate, at least his views are on the record now.