"My Head Exploded When Obama Sanctimoniously Said, 'We Tortured Some Folks'"

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51. True

i doubt anyone here can describe (outside of their own fantasies) how the process of arresting Cheney, Bush, etc., works, and how a successful trial would be conducted. Especially if President Obama has to work with the GOP throwing blocks in front of him at every step. You know they would drop whatever they are doing and en mass start working to tear Obama / Holder down the second he mentions prosecuting war crimes. Some of remember the prosecution of Nixon's team, and how hard it was to link back to the ones who called the shots. We do not want the fall guys, and finding others to take the blame, will be Cheney and Bush's defense.

I believe Cheney should be tried and jailed for war crimes. But I also believe that Obama realizes that the GOP will bring this country to its knees to stop the process. I cannot speak for the President, but my guess is he wisely understood that he had a choice to prosecute or repair this country, knowing that he could not do both, when he came into office. It came down to a choice of what is best for America, so prosecution for war crimes took a back seat. I note that Bush still is in hiding and Cheney is slowly hoisting himself by his own petard, by coming out and making statements. Any criminal knows to shut up and keep your head down, if you want to get away with something, but Cheney is too prideful to do that. He will eventually say something that will be incriminating, and that will be the open door to begin prosecutions.