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Of course it is worth getting the truth out. What kind of country do you think this is? This is not some dictatorship. As Obama keeps saying, we are a nation of laws. Well, we have very explicit laws regarding torture. We have prosecuted people before from other countries for waterboarding. What kind of message does it send to the world if we are willing to overlook our own leaders actions for those same crimes?
I am finding it very disturbing how many people are saying we should move on and forget about this. If we use this to set a precedent by not holding anyone accountable, and I go out an commit a crime, you can bet your ass off I will have my attorney arguing in court that I didn't mean it, and it is behind me, and can't we just move forward.
In addition, if we have laws in this country, but we aren't willing to make the big decisions and follow through because it will be uncomfortable or painful for us, what kind of message does that send to those in the future who might decide to commit crimes like this?
I am also finding it very distasteful the double standard we have going on here. Those underlings at Abu Ghraib went to prison. The people who wrote the laws and ordered the torture are apparently somehow above the law. It's the same with the economic crisis. The bankers are being held to a different standard than the automakers. Where are the investigations of what happened, and holding people who committed fraud accountable? It is laughable that Obama would say on the one hand, we are a nation of laws, and by the other one he just wants to move forward and forget about what happened, other than getting the information out there. THAT does NOT represent the principles on which this country was founded.
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