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Topic started on 27-1-2009 @ 05:50 AM by questioningall
1 in 4 Americans believe Bush and co. committed War Crimes from a survey.
link to article: www.rasmussenreports.com...
Overall, even Repubs of voters 25% believe war crimes were committed.
I would think it is actually higher, but people don't want to admit and look at the fact the U.S. committed torture.
I am one of those who agree and part of the group that think they DO need to prosecute.
Also see this thread - from this morning, with the UN special Rep for Torture - he says the "U.S. is required to put Bush and Rumsfield on trial.
www.abovetopsecret.com...
link to article: www.rasmussenreports.com...
Forty-four percent (44%) of Democratic voters believe President Bush and senior members of his administration are guilty of war crimes. Only 28% of the nation’s Democrats disagree.
Overall, among all voters, 25% believe war crimes were committed while 54% disagree.
Seventy percent (70%) of the nation’s voters say it would be bad for the United States if the former president and senior administration officials were brought to trial for war crimes. A majority of Democrats (53%) agree with that assessment.
Nineteen percent (19%) of all voters hold the opposite view and believe that bringing Bush Administration officials to trial for war crimes would be good for the nation.
Overall, even Repubs of voters 25% believe war crimes were committed.
I would think it is actually higher, but people don't want to admit and look at the fact the U.S. committed torture.
Thirty-six percent (36%) of U.S. voters say Congress should hold hearing to investigate possible government wrongdoing during the Bush years. Democrats, by a 57% to 27% margin, believe such hearings should be held. Thirty-eight percent (38%) of unaffiliated voters agree as do nine percent (9%) of Republicans.
Twenty-eight percent (28%) believe Congress should hold hearings to investigate possible war crimes by the Bush Administration. Sixty-percent (60%) disagree.
MSNBC commentator Keith Olbermann recently urged President Obama to investigate potential war crimes and other Democratic pundits have expressed a similar view.
I am one of those who agree and part of the group that think they DO need to prosecute.
Also see this thread - from this morning, with the UN special Rep for Torture - he says the "U.S. is required to put Bush and Rumsfield on trial.
www.abovetopsecret.com...
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