If this holds, Obama deserves praise for recognizing that all this would do is inflame passions in the Arab world and get some of our guys killed. The reservation I have is this -is this another case of Obamaspeak? Note "he did not FEEL comfortable..." and "directed his counsel to OBJECT to the IMMEDIATE release..." I realize he doesn't have the authority to single-handedly stop this - it's in the courts, although wait, if you can overrule 200 years of law in dealing with Chrysler bond-holders, wouldn't the ACLU be a walk in the park?
“Last week, the President met with his legal team and told them that he did not feel comfortable with the release of the DOD photos because he believes their release would endanger our troops, and because he believes that the national security implications of such a release have not been fully presented to the court,” said a White House official who asked not to be named.
“At the end of that meeting, the President directed his counsel to object to the immediate release of the photos on those grounds,” the official said.
I sure would be more comfortable with language like "the President recognizes the grave danger this would cause for U.S. Servicemen and has placed a security classification on the documents to prevent their release..."
We shall see, but if it holds, credit where credit is due.
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