...so what?
TimesOnline.co.uk is reporting that Rice, as Bush's National Security
Advisor, "approved" of torture techniques being used. The thing is,
her position was advisory back then--her advice was just that. Nothing
she said or did at that point was binding on anyone. She could have
called for free chocolate bunnies to be handed out to Abu Ghraib
prisoners and it would not have happened.
The only reason this story does matter is that it serves as more proof
that Rice lied to us and that she's horribly amoral--both of which we
already knew.
Should Rice be brought up on warcrimes charges? Of course--she's as
guilty as any member of the Bush Admin for not trying to stop these
horrible things from happening. But let's get our facts straight--Rice
approving of torture had nothing to do with whether it happened or not.
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