Before leaving the White House, former president Bush did not issue last minute pardons to members of his administration, including himself, for war crimes committed on their watch. Either he knew such a move would have indirectly proven guilt, or he is so over-the-top clinical that he really believes all he did was legal.
Either way, he's left a tremendous opening for the Obama administration to investigate and prosecute. Anything short of that will keep us from moving forward, and America's global reputation might well remain in tatters.
Keith Olbermann's superb commentary on the issue...
Mr. President...there really is only one path to take here. And in your heart of hearts you know what you need to do. Don't flake out on us now...not on this most important issue.
