The argument that we should "not look back" has always wrung hollow to me. That said, the only way to discourage tortures use by public and military officials was to hold its architects accountable. So this story in the Washington Post was amazingly disappointing.
I understand that as a people we do not want to believe that we did something evil or that evil was done in our name. We are always the good guys! But the biggest part of what it means to be American is to stand up for what is right and for our principles. Hiding from what we have done and trying to explain it away is not the American way. It is a cowards way out. And those who advocate tortures use are cowards as well.
For further reading on related torture matters I would point you to this post by Glenn Greenwald and these comments by James Fallows (it remains to be seen if the media will cover it in this way).
-Cheers
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