President Obama on Torture: "...Hopefully We Don't Do It Again In The Future."

[xocet]

In case anyone would like to see President Obama's recent remarks (August 1, 2014) on torture, here is the segment (about 4 minutes) of the White House video that deals with it:

http://vid1169.photobucket.com/albums/r509/TimOrmney/PresidentObamaonTortureetc_zpscc0e1e0c.mp4

This excerpt is from the longer video (about 48 minutes) of the press conference that is located here:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2014/08/01/president-delivers-statement

"...Hopefully we don't do it again in the future..." is apparently all there is to say.

[Cali_Democrat]

1. I'm sorry...

should I be outraged by this statement?

[xocet]

2. Who knows? What do you think? n/t

[emulatorloo]

6. Not a big fan of word parsing, but I know some people really get into it

[Rex]

4. What's your gut feeling on this one?

IMO, not a very strong statement. Then again he has the CIA to deal with.

[Cali_Democrat]

8. Dunno...

I heard most of his press conference today and I didn't think anything of this statement. There were a few things that outraged me today such as the end of the ceasefire Gaza and the Senate voting to give Israel $225 million while millions of Americans are still unemployed.

But if Obama's statement is something I should be outraged about, well then I'll go get my pitchfork!

[Rex]

9. Used up most of my outrage during the BFEE years.

Obama hasn't done anything even close to the BFEE years to push my rage-o-meter in the red zone. I was not a happy camper with him after the BP oil spill. That is about it.

He could be a lot harder on the Rwing...that would please I bet millions of us to no end.

[truebluegreen]

3. A ringing endorsement of America's principles,

and condemnation of our (of course, past) excesses, wouldn't you say?

[Union Scribe]

5. Why wouldn't it happen again

There are no consequences for those who do it.

[neverforget]

7. this!!!!

if no one is held accountable, it will happen again.

[markpkessinger]

10. Exactly . . .

Years ago, when the President made the statement that he wanted to "look forward, not backward," I made the statement that a nation that refuses to deal with its past is destined to remain mired in it.

[Uncle Joe]

16. You just won a brand new 1973 Chevy Vega Image!

[bluestateguy]

12. He can't realistically control what any future president or rogue general does

He can pass a law or issue a directive, but cannot control what a future hypothetical president may do.

One might also say about any bad policy we have had in the past: "hopefully we don't do it again the future".

[enough]

13. Yes, "hopefully" we won't torture any more "folks" in the future, but hey, if we do,

it won't be any worse that what we're participating in right now.

[defacto7]

14. Hopefully?

I still want to know who "We" are.

[xocet]

15. Exactly! n/t