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I don't think a "truth commission" examining the Bush administration's conduct in the war on terror is a bad idea in theory. It would be good to get an understanding of what was actually done, how much of it was within the law, and what anti-terror policies really work. We keep hearing competing assertions that various things the administration did prevented or did not prevent real, identifiable terrorist threats. It would be nice to have these claims validated or refuted by an impartial group of experts and investigators.
But that's the world of the theory. In the world in which we actually live, I have a hard time imagining any truth commission doing anything besides engaging in witch hunts and partisan finger-pointing.
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CH| 3.5.09 @ 4:07PM
The last thing to come out of 'The Truth Commision" will be truth. Liberals wouldn't know it if it bit them on the behind.
Thomas| 3.5.09 @ 4:08PM
"Truth Commission". Yeah, right. We have those in plenty. They are called investigative reporters. Remember those? The guys, and gals, that investigated government policies and practices, politicians and other scam artists. Maybe they should be doing their jobs instead of writing PR pieces for Democrats.
kbjb028| 3.6.09 @ 1:48AM
Can anybody out there start looking forward and not back? We know the past. It's our future that is the immediate concern.
Alice Moore| 3.6.09 @ 7:17AM
This will be a Stalinist Show Trial.
bluecollarbytes| 3.6.09 @ 9:22AM
Putting on 'Peoples Show Trials' is just a part of the Democrat Package.