ext_80427 ([identity profile] thenodrin.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] aggienaut 2009-03-01 01:31 am (UTC)

Actually, I think that they should have.

Ethically, it would have been wrong. Politically, it would have served the purpose of giving the People a victory of both identifying and getting a "boogeyman" who could be blamed, rather guilty or not. Public opinion and confidence would be higher, but otherwise the outcome would be the same.

Because, in general, the American public care more about image than ethics. The rest of the world might have been upset about it. But, they are upset as things are, and (honestly) the voters have never really cared about America's global image.

Theno

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