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How far away from abusing it's own people is a government that abuses others? How hard would it be to appoint a commission and empower a prosecutor so the new president can focus his attention on more pressing matters? Just because the whole country is on the verge of going down the tubes doesn't mean we should let go of our morals. That's akin to removing your life preserver while you're drowning. Besides, the torture issue makes great leverage against the Bush administration which promises to completely rape the environment with a whole host of deregulatory actions before they leave office. Many of these actions may be unchangeable for years, so unless they have something hanging over their heads you can say good bye to saving polar bears and preserving those lovely mountain views from being blown to bits.
