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NM_Birder

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8. Better questions,.....

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 05:07 PM

Dec 2014

Will he ?

even better question,

If no charges, then why the release ?

And the grand daddy question,

Why wait to release until 3 weeks before facing an adversarial Senate and House ?

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Should Obama prosecute and jail Bush/Cheney over torture? [View all] Cali_Democrat Dec 2014 OP

I am very unclear of the legal process to do this. LawDeeDah Dec 2014 #1

There is no process that allows the President to charge MineralMan Dec 2014 #5

That is what I thought, but by the talk here Obama is supposed to be the prosecutor in court. LawDeeDah Dec 2014 #19

I voted yes, but... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #2

Pass. Not my call. MineralMan Dec 2014 #3

Then why the release ? NM_Birder Dec 2014 #9

What release? MineralMan Dec 2014 #11

My bad, NM_Birder Dec 2014 #14

I replied to the poll question. MineralMan Dec 2014 #16

ah,.... abstract poll regarding prosecution, not related to the document release ? NM_Birder Dec 2014 #18

And, their underlings who were "just following orders". Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2014 #4

I would accept they be prosecuted by the Obama administration but my personal preference sdfernando Dec 2014 #6

I think Congress should, it is their oversight duty. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #7

Better questions,..... NM_Birder Dec 2014 #8

Bush and Cheney are just symptoms of our national malaise jeepers Dec 2014 #10

I voted yes, but it's never going to happen LordGlenconner Dec 2014 #12

Yes. H2O Man Dec 2014 #13

He would also need to publicly recognize the MIC as an out of control monster. Rex Dec 2014 #15

I don't know. HappyMe Dec 2014 #17