Don't let subordinates take the fall, Sullivan urges former president
(NEWSER) - The only way to remove the stain of torture from America's name is for the man who authorized it to step up and take responsibility, Atlantic editor Andrew Sullivan writes in an open letter to George W. Bush. Dodging blame while his subordinates take the fall—and watching the country go through the agony of prosecuting them—is dishonorable, Sullivan writes. Worse, it leaves the door open for future presidents to return to the policy in times of war, with the same "polarizing, demoralizing, war-crippling results." More»
