So What's The Point?

As some of you may have heard, the Obama administration recently released secret CIA documents detailing the torture techniques used on 'suspected terrorists' in the various secret U.S. prisons around the globe. This is a good thing right, to expose the abuse of human rights by the Bush administration? Well, at first glance one would think so, and in fact may see this as a progressive move by the Obama administration. Perhaps some of that 'change' he was speaking about durning his campaign. Although Obama has stated that the use of torture was a "dark and painful chapter in our history" claiming that such techniques would never be used again. Sadly, he followed that statement by saying "nothing will be gained by spending our time and energy laying blame for the past." WHAT?!? So if I commit a murder, but only get caught a few years later then I shouldn't be arressted, I should just be left alone to continue my life depsite what I've done in the past. No consequences for my actions? what? There's much to be gained by laying blame...it's called accountability for ones actions. What about the thousands of people that have been directly affected by these actions? So Mr. Obama, war crimes of the past don't matter? hmmm...really? Tell that to all the Iraqi, Afgahni, Syrian, Jordanian etc. etc. lives that have been affected by these policies. I don't get it. The Obama administration has an opportunity here to set a precedent that would cause any future administration to seriously think twice about the actions they take, so why aren't they doing it? Clinton gets impeached for a fling with a White House aide, but Bush, Chenney, Rumsfeld et. al just get to count their money and retire? Too many pressures from the people that really control Washington? Wanting to leave some doors open for the future just in case such tactics are needed again? Or is it because America the idea can do no wrong, they are the moral light of the world afterall, you know they have to spread their values that supposedly everyone needs. What? Seriously....you get a failing grade on this Obama....you're just status quo....a shame cause so many people were counting on you to make real change.