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To: JohnM who wrote (100856)	1/16/2009 11:29:26 AM
From: Suma	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541922

If we don't prosecute it sets a precedent for all other countries who capture our soldiers to toture... And wire taping was approved as legal by a court formed to just rubber stamp the presidential decisions... Had you read that.?

To: JohnM who wrote (100856)	1/17/2009 12:35:09 AM
From: Sam	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 541922

I don't see what substantive argument can be made against the points that Krugman makes here. The only one that occurs is, we have so many serious problems now that an investigation and trial would be a serious distraction. But that means the message is: violate the law, pillage as much as you want, reward your friends and harms your enemies, just make sure you leave the country in really bad shape when you leave so that they have too much to do to investigate your administration. What a great message to leave future Bushes.... Alternatively, we’re told that we don’t have to dwell on past abuses, because we won’t repeat them. But no important figure in the Bush administration, or among that administration’s political allies, has expressed remorse for breaking the law. What makes anyone think that they or their political heirs won’t do it all over again, given the chance? In fact, we’ve already seen this movie. During the Reagan years, the Iran-contra conspirators violated the Constitution in the name of national security. But the first President Bush pardoned the major malefactors, and when the White House finally changed hands the political and media establishment gave Bill Clinton the same advice it’s giving Mr. Obama: let sleeping scandals lie. Sure enough, the second Bush administration picked up right where the Iran-contra conspirators left off — which isn’t too surprising when you bear in mind that Mr. Bush actually hired some of those conspirators.