Obama No Closer To Supporting Investigation Of Bush Terror Policies

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Obama No Closer To Supporting Investigation Of Bush Terror Policies

Despite revelations that the CIA kept members of Congress in the dark about a covert intelligence program, and calls for an investigation into the matter from Democrats, President Obama is no closer to looking into the potential misconduct of the Bush years.

"The president's thinking on this has not changed," Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said of potential investigation. "That's why I referred back to the the Archives... his reaction to this is very similar to his reaction at the archives."

Gibbs was referring to the president's stated preference to look forward rather than back. The Obama White House has, since revelations of harsh interrogations authorized by the Bush administration became public, expressed concern with the notion of an independent body investigating those potential violations of law. If it was clear that a law was broken, the rationalization went, the Department of Justice would take action. Absent that, there was little appetite for a fishing expedition.

Now, however, Democrats on the Hill insist that laws have indeed been broken. Reports that Vice President Dick Cheney and the CIA had created a program to capture or kill al Qaeda operatives and kept that program's existence from Congress violates the tenets of the National Security Act, these offended Democrats argue.

"Individuals who ordered that Congress be kept in the dark should be held accountable," said Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.). " I also have deep concerns about the program itself and have conveyed those concerns, along with a request for a thorough investigation, in a classified letter to the president."

Even if the president privately shares Feingold's sentiments, for the time being, he's not budging on an investigation.

"Let me first state what I know the president strongly believes," Gibbs said during Monday's briefing. " the importance of strong American institutions, like Congress and like the court system that have protected our values and kept us safe. The president believes Congress should always be briefed fully, in a timely manner, in accordance with the law. Those are his beliefs as they relate to any of those programs."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/13/obama-no-closer-to-suppor_n_230829.html

[Cant trust em]

1. That was a successful non-answer. nt

[bvar22]

2. Presidential Candidate Barack Obama, "No man is above the Law"

Time to follow through.


"Looking Forward" is just another name for Looking the other Way.

[dolphindance]

3. If you get rejected by a girl, are you going to let the disappointment ruin your entire life?

Or will you pick up the pieces, hold your head high, and move forward?

[burrowowl]

4. Call your Reps and Sens and

tell them to do something to get Holder's ass in gear. It is up to Holder. The AG's Office is supposedly independent from the President. Janet Reno was very independent. Gonzales was a brown noser.