The CIA interrogators who engaged in waterboarding known terrorists to extract information will not be charged with a crime, according to an AP story today.
President Obama, faced with criticism for absolving the CIA, said “Nothing will be gained by spending our time and energy laying blame for the past.” A nice sentiment, but his entire campaign platform was all about “laying blame” for America’s problems on the past administration under George W. Bush.
The reality is that the CIA did nothing illegal. They were operating within the bounds of US law and extracting information vital to national security, and now Barak Obama is having to come to terms with that. He’s got nothing to say.
