Fighting Back

Finally, the Bush Administration is fighting back against accusations of harsh interrogation techniques of captured terrorists. Dick Cheney, the former Vice President, recently sat down with Fox News's Sean Hannity defending Bush interrogation techniques, saying that they were necessary when an attack on the United States was a likely possibility. According to many far-left advocates, however, the Bush Administration represents the essence of a human rights violator. Liberal media institutions like NBC News and the NY Times wish for officials to use only those interrogation techniques described in the Army Field Manual...essentially, polite conversation. Which is absoultely insane considering millions of Americans lives are on the line. I don't know about you, but I'm willing to put a suspected terrorist through temporary discomfort (like waterboarding), to gain valuable information that could pose a threat to the country. Yet, many members of Congress are pushing the Obama White House to prosecute officials of the Bush Administration for their use of such techniques. And, as it appears, Obama is willing to back a bi-partisan investigation that would ignite the country. Let me make this clear....prosecuting Bush officials for their use of harsh interrogation techniques, which ultimately kept Americans safe, would be permanately damaging for the legacy of Mr. Obama.