Bush Was Right, Says Obama 'We're not handling any of these cases any different from the Bush administration.' William McGurn || Feb 9 2010 This weekend, Americans were treated to something new: Barack Obama defending his war policies by suggesting they merely continue his predecessor's practices. The defense is illuminating, not least for its implicit recognition that George W. Bush has more credibility on fighting terrorists than does the sitting president. Mr. Obama's explanation came in an interview with Katie Couric just before the Super Bowl. Ms. Couric asked about trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in New York. After listing some of the difficulties, the president offered a startling defense for civilian trials: "I think that the most important thing for the public to understand," ... http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703630404575053363478066720.html === Katie Couric Super Bowl Obama interview subject issue @ 9:54 timemark http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6184114n http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2010/02/katie_couric_super_bowl_obama.html == comments: http://tinyurl.com/y9ex24r -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ShadowGovernment" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/shadowgovernment?hl=en.
