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In reply to the discussion: I am noticing a lot of full-blown denial over Obama calling torturers "patriots" on DU. [View all]NanceGreggs
(27,813 posts)My first guess would be that the people doing the torture were actually the people doing the torture. And they were more than likely members of nat'l security. (Duh.)
That's probably why Obama said "and SOME of them (LE and nat'l security) were patriots", instead of saying that ALL of them were.
But according to some here, Obama was calling the "torturers" patriots, and was implying that those who didn't torture were not patriots.
Because that makes sense, right? Just stands to reason that the man who ended the use of torture once he was POTUS, and has now released the report on torture for all to see, would call torturers "patriots" not only in front of the nation, but in front of the entire world.
Yep, makes perfect sense.
Sure it does.
Yes, indeedy.