I think the Obama administration is afraid to set a precedent. Investigating the previous administration has long been a de facto no-no in American politics. We already complain about presidents being on a "perpetual campaign" through their first term. Just think how it would be if they also spent much of their first term investigating whether there was any wrong doing by the previous administration. I think we missed the boat by not investigating when Bush was President. Now they can frame it as sour grapes retribution, or say we're trying to distract from the real issues if and when we do investigate. So I still believe there should be a full and thorough investigation, I just think it will be politically dificult.
I for one am completely sick of these stupid arguments that the torture proponents put up about needing information fast because lives are on the line (what I call Jack Bauer scenarios). The real world is not like it is on 24.
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