For Democrats pushing an investigation into potential criminal wrongdoing in the war on terrorism, the GOP now has a two-word response: Nancy Pelosi.Some things bear saying over and over and over. (On that note, I take back all the things I've ever said about Andrew Sullivan being repetitious.) So, I will return to a point I have already made, which appears to be yet more relevant.
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According to records released last week by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Pelosi and other congressional officials were told in 2002 that enhanced interrogation techniques had been used on terrorist suspect Abu Zubaydah. The report appeared to contradict Pelosi’s claims — made earlier and again after the report was released — that she had been told only that such techniques might be used in the future, not that they had already been used.
I don't care if Nancy Pelosi goes down with Dick Cheney and Jay Bybee. I don't care if she takes Harry Reid down with her. I don't care how embarrassing an investigation into American torture policies during the Bush administration proves for both parties. Investigate anyway! I realize that the GOP thinks they've got the Democrats by the short hairs with the new revelations about Pelosi, and maybe they do. But justice transcends party politics, and justice demands an investigation.
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What a fresh and interesting take, Reag. I find your aspersions about Obama's competence particularly amusing, what with the roaring success of the Bush administration.
ReplyDeleteJust a word -- every viewpoint is welcome here, and I'm not interested in ideological purity amongst commenters. But try to keep your comments fact-based, instead of simply making snide comments about politicians you don't like. After all, you appear to have your own blog for that.
Cheers!