Today President Obama surprised some by stating that he would not be "necessarily oppose a U.S. panel to investigate the interrogation program", going against what many interpreted he said a couple days back about there being no prosecutions for these men involved in these interrogation programs. In this article by Reuters, http://uk.reuters.com/article/UKNews1/idUKTRE53K63020090422, Obama also went on to state that he just want the questioning to take place "outside of the 'typical hearing process' of Congress".
Now I know that the decision for Obama to release the memos was a very controversial one, with lots of backlash coming from conservatives, but is it a good idea to go through a hearing/interrogation of these men (ironically)? Personally, I would just see this as another distraction for our economic problems and I believe that those should be our first priority right now. What do you guys think? Should Obama be willing to let Congress have their day with these men? Or would it be too much of a distraction away from our economic problems in this country?
Pete & Joe
1 hour ago
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I agree in that it would be a distraction from more important issues, namely the economy. I can imagine trials happening, although I can't imagine anyone important being sentenced for torture. Obama has more important things to focus on.
A distraction? Well, that is one way to look at it but as Olbermann commented, what exactly do you thing will be accomplished by simply letting them go? A precedent will be set and ultimately what Obama does will determine the actions of the government in the future. These people did something wrong and by not punishing them, you are saying to future generations, "hey, its okay to torture and do anything unethical! It'll all be in the past once you guys are discovered!". It is unwise and foolish to allow people who had done wrong to escape unscathed, especially in the government. They need to be tried for their actions in court and prosecuted if found guilty otherwise, nothing really changes
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