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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPresident Obama on Torture: "...Hopefully We Don't Do It Again In The Future."
In case anyone would like to see President Obama's recent remarks (August 1, 2014) on torture, here is the segment (about 4 minutes) of the White House video that deals with it:
This excerpt is from the longer video (about 48 minutes) of the press conference that is located here:
"...Hopefully we don't do it again in the future..." is apparently all there is to say.
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)should I be outraged by this statement?
xocet
(3,871 posts)emulatorloo
(44,097 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)IMO, not a very strong statement. Then again he has the CIA to deal with.
I heard most of his press conference today and I didn't think anything of this statement. There were a few things that outraged me today such as the end of the ceasefire Gaza and the Senate voting to give Israel $225 million while millions of Americans are still unemployed.
But if Obama's statement is something I should be outraged about, well then I'll go get my pitchfork!
Rex
(65,616 posts)Obama hasn't done anything even close to the BFEE years to push my rage-o-meter in the red zone. I was not a happy camper with him after the BP oil spill. That is about it.
He could be a lot harder on the Rwing...that would please I bet millions of us to no end.
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)and condemnation of our (of course, past) excesses, wouldn't you say?
Union Scribe
(7,099 posts)There are no consequences for those who do it.
neverforget
(9,436 posts)if no one is held accountable, it will happen again.
markpkessinger
(8,392 posts)Years ago, when the President made the statement that he wanted to "look forward, not backward," I made the statement that a nation that refuses to deal with its past is destined to remain mired in it.
Uncle Joe
(58,332 posts)Response to xocet (Original post)
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bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)He can pass a law or issue a directive, but cannot control what a future hypothetical president may do.
One might also say about any bad policy we have had in the past: "hopefully we don't do it again the future".
enough
(13,255 posts)it won't be any worse that what we're participating in right now.
defacto7
(13,485 posts)I still want to know who "We" are.
xocet
(3,871 posts)Response to xocet (Reply #15)
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