Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Obama's stand on Gitmo gives John Yoo a chance to gloat

Disgusting.

Torture enabler John Yoo sighs in relief. No war crimes trial for him....

The Obama administration's anti-war campaign rhetoric and naive first-year promises continue to collide with reality. And happily, reality continues to prevail. The Obama administration has finally admitted, I think, that the Bush administration's decision to detain al Qaeda operatives and terrorists at Gitmo was sensible. It wasn't driven by some bizarre desire to mistreat terrorists, but instead was the best way to address security concerns without keeping them in Afghanistan or inside the United States.

" It wasn't driven by some bizarre desire to mistreat terrorists". Maybe so, but it sure was a benefit, now wasn't it John?

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