I have no problem with apologies in principle - however, it is *far* too early for any apologies to be made. Obama has not yet made his mark, has not yet shown himself to differ in practice from the previous administration. In a few years - perhaps at the end of his administration - if Obama has shown a substantial improvement over the previous administration on the ground, then perhaps apologies for our past misdeeds may be appropriate.
We still have no idea what he'll actually do - we think we know where he stands, but the hard decisions are still ahead. As Chuck points out, it would be political suicide - particularly if, after apologizing and renouncing previous policy, we end up (whether by cause or not) in another dire situation... if we got attacked again on domestic soil, if his solution to Gitmo is no more popular or legitimate than Gitmo itself, if we have another torture scandal, if the economy continues to get even worse. It's very premature to talk about apologies. Let him prove his path first. _______________________________________________ OSX-Nutters mailing list | [email protected] http://lists.tit-wank.com/mailman/listinfo/osx-nutters List hosted at http://cat5.org/
