Reply #7: Reverse Psychology... [View All]

Maybe that's what's at play here. While I can understand the reasons President Obama cited for not releasing the photos, but I do believe they need to come out and voluntarily, not by court order. Here was his chance to get ahead of this mess...to make a clean break from the past regime rather than attempt to cover up their messes.

It might be that the President is hoping for an overwhemling cry from the "rank and file" to disclose not just those pictures but other evidence of war crimes to force his hands. To avoid making it look like a political issue (that the GOOP continues to yell) and have the public behind him in investigating and prosecuting war crimes.

I was patient with his plans to withdrawl our forces from Iraq and now think our mission in Afghanistan is turning into a folly as well. If releasing these pictures would put our troops in greater danger then there is some justification, but not if this just digs us into these quagmires even further. If it helps to get our troops out safe, then, while I want those photos released (I wish they had come out prior to January 20th) I can wait...but eventually they must and will come out.