The Economist agrees: nice Obama balance on interrogations

UNITED STATES: "After the dark side: Barack Obama is trying to find a new balance between national security and human rights," by Lexington, The Economist, 25 April 2009.

The basic judgment matches mine:

There is always a chance that Mr Obama will go too far, replacing Mr Bush's excessive zeal with excessive timidity. But so far the signs are that he is producing a reasonable balance. He recognizes that September 11th 2001 changed the rules of national security. But he also recognizes that many of the Bush-era policies were clumsy as well as questionable.

Pretty much my argument all along, and yes, that always disappoints the extremists on both ends.

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Not quite yet time to form an opinion, because so far, there hasn't been anything but rhetoric, as there have been no more people captured or incarcerated since the new Administration's ascension to power.

Translating talk into action remains to be seen. Administrative actions will probably be reflected by the intensity of the actions of the enemy or terrorists, and where they commit their act . .

Based upon what we have seen, politics may be more of an issue than necessity.