Perhaps the United States Should Try Bush & Cheney for War Crimes

I was not of the opinion that our country should try Bush and Cheney for war crimes. I thought it would needlessly keep us stuck in the past. Indeed, I wish to move on and begin a new era. But I'm beginning to re-think my position.

I was watching the Rachel Maddow Show. She was discussing two U.S. women reporters in prison in North Korea. When the U.S. questioned the legality of this, the North Korean officials replied that they were doing nothing as bad as what the U.S. had done with Guantanamo Bay. The U.S. asked about the treatment of these prisoners. Again, North Korea said that compared to the treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay they were doing nothing wrong. This is all paraphrased, but you get the gist.

The United States has set a dangerous precedent with our "War on Terror". We have held people without trial. We have tortured people. There is an old saying about not becoming like your enemy. Is this not exactly what the United States has done?

I'm not going to pretend to be an expert in constitutional or international law. Therefore I'm not going to say that Bush and Cheney are guilty of breaking any laws. Yet, I have suspicions that they are. The United States needs to show the world that Bush/Cheney are not representative of our nation. We need to show that we will bring corrupt leaders to justice. My goal is not to punish anybody. My goal is justice.

What do you think?