Tho he was otherwise horrible, Peter King did point to reason why Obama can't forswear torture: his drone program.http://foreignpolicy.com/2014/12/12/from-bush-to-obama-eyes-wide-shut-torture-drones/ …
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Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel I don't follow your logic. Can Obama not argue that drone program legal and torture is not?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @armandodkos
@armandodkos Even at beginning of ADmin, if Obama had gone after CIA torture he'd lose ability to ask them to break law as covert op.1 reply 5 retweets 4 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel Mybe Obama did ths, but he dd not have to to have legal drone program. There could not be a legal torture program.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
Replying to @armandodkos
@armandodkos Sure. But what President wll forgo ability to ask CIA to break the law for him?
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