Rice is not being attacked for her “political opinions”, and euphemistically describing torture, assassination, indefinite imprisonment without trial, war under false pretenses, mass surveillance, etc. as a “political decision” is disingenuous.<p>Direct participation in war crimes is <i>not</i> comparable to being vaguely associated with American leftists during the mid-20th century.<p>What Rice contributed to was a violation of American and international law, a betrayal of her oath of office and of the public, and a shameful episode in our history.<p>I too hope we can “wake up from this binge in a few years and realize just how far we&#x27;ve strayed from our best ideals”.
If we had any such ideals, the justice department would have aggressively prosecuted the criminals involved, up to the highest levels of government.