Why did the Cheneys and the right-wing get so angry at President Obama ...?
...for saying that we "tortured some folks" in the past?
Both Dick and Liz Cheney spoke out against the President for muttering those words. Why?
Because they had spent the last dozen years attempting to persuade the American people that we did not "torture" anybody. It was "enhanced interrogation". They wanted to whitewash their own misdeeds.
Why did the President seem to sugarcoat those horrible deeds?
It is just my opinion, but I think he did it as a way to keep it in the news. Even if people were critical of him for his word choices, they still could not deny that we did, indeed, torture prisoners under our control.
Also, politicians have to be very careful in how they criticize the very powerful and brutal intelligence agencies of our government, especially the CIA. It would be foolish to overlook the possibilities of your own demise, if you sat in the highest office in the country. Just ask the Kennedys.
When information is "accidentally" leaked about the actions of the CIA, as it was today, it must be done very carefully. Whether it is reality or not, politicians in Washington are very conscious of their own safety when they criticize the CIA. Just ask a politician.
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