I quibble w last line. Opinions/legality/situations change. See Japanese internmet, Cold War nuke buildup,WW2 censorship @benjaminwittes 2/2
@benjaminwittes @mattapuzzo It seems to me, Ben, that you do what you accuse others of doing: reach firm conclusions without full facts.
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@benwizner When I speculate, I label it as such, as I have done clearly here. To the extent my speculation is wrong, my conclusions not firm -
@benjaminwittes Are you saying that your claim Congress was "pretending" not to know abt dragnet was speculation?@benwizner -
@emptywheel@benjaminwittes You speculate about whether there's "retrenchment." But how are you so sure you "dissent" from it? -
@benwizner I dissent from what I believe is going on: i.e., retrenchment from policies believed to be legal and necessary. -
@benjaminwittes If all you're saying is that national security officials should defend the policies they believe to be legal, then I agree. -
@benwizner But I am saying something else too: That I believe there is some preemptive backing off going on. -
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@benjaminwittes notes that, after another attack, blame will fall. That doesn't justify programs; it reminds how we got here@benwizner -
@mattapuzzo Except that somehow CIA avoided blame for not sharing info on Midhar bc of secrecy.@benjaminwittes@benwizner
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