The End of a Horrible Week for the CIA

This week can be summed up as horrible for the CIA and it operators who kept us safe after 9/11 after the release of CIA memos detailing our interrogation techniques.

The point of contention here is that the enhanced interrogation techniques the CIA used are now the subject of a possible show trial in Congress to embarrass the Bush administration. This is shameful and President should have shut it down immediately as opposed to waffling on the matter.

The idea that the people responsible for keeping us safe over the past 7 years, whether they be CIA interrogators or Bush administration officials, is wrong beyond belief, especially since these very techniques saved lives. This can be seen in the fact that The CIA memos that were released proved that a second wave of attacks on the Library Towers in Los Angeles.

The memos should have never been released in the first place. President Obama was told by his CIA Director, Leon Panetta as well as previous directors that it was unwise. That was his first mistake. His second was leaving the idea that there would be the possibility of a Truth Commission, special prosecutor, or some other form of a witch hunt. This President is showing a lack of foresight and leadership and is instead of looking forward, like he said he would, is perpetually looking back. I believe only when polls showed such prosecutions were very unpopular that he chose not too.

This week has been horribly demoralizing for the CIA, and I only hope releasing these memos does not result in our enemies being emboldened and the loss of life.