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In reply to the discussion: I'll tell you in 1 word why I won't vote for Hillary [View all]True Blue Door
(2,969 posts)I'm really sick of some people acting like his "failure" to politically interfere in the Justice Department is tantamount or even analogous to Hillary Clinton's outright collaborationism with war criminals.
He ended the torture, he ordered Gitmo closed (Congress blocked it), we're back in line with international standards of conduct. His administration follows international law.
I would have liked to see war crimes prosecutions, but a President does not have the authority to order them or block them unless you want military tribunals for the Republican leadership - and good luck with the civil war that would ensue from that, which most of the military would fight on the side of the GOP since their commanders would be in the dock beside Bush and Cheney.