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I am not surprised no legal action is going to be taken against CIA officials who acted within the administrations' interpretation of the law. The root problem here is with the vague legal definition of torture that allows broad interpretation. The business of war and enemy interrogation is not pretty and in my view those in the business of doing the work to keep us safe want to be as effective as possible staying within the law. Whether we like it or can even stomach reading the memos, I think it was appropriate for the administration to issue more specific parameters for the men and women doing the work. I would hope that the current administration has already done the same thing if they disagree with the previous administrations interpretation of the law. And four years from now we can again act all grossed out and self righteous when we read those memos, because at the margins there will always be something average people will have a problem with, and that is why average people are not put in situations requiring exceptional ability or exceptional tolerance to perform certain tasks.
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