It would be far better, I believe, for the administration to state forthrightly what is clear in current law — that anyone who engages in waterboarding, on behalf of any U.S. government agency, puts himself at risk of criminal prosecution and civil liability".
(And what type of orator constantly precedes each statement with "I think," when he ought to be stating facts forthrightly and confidently?).
For example, he states pretty forthrightly that while he is "for equality" in LGBT issues (and he has compiled a decent record fighting on the gay community's behalf), he personally has "a little bit of a hard time with accepting gay marriage".
The country needs to hear better answers, stated clearly and forthrightly over the shouting.
But the reality is that theism, properly understood and forthrightly stated, holds little sway over the ordering of American society.
Bolger would prefer a "treaty", presented to the Senate for ratification, to forthrightly state the open-ended commitment and requiring politicians to state their preference.
President Obama should state clearly and forthrightly that this is an act of self-defense in response to explicit threats from North Korea and clear evidence of a prepared weapon.
Setting the scene and forthrightly stating his intentions to win his reluctant lover's heart, Mr. Burstein reels through the same material a second time, just in case any latecomers missed it during the first go-round.
It really ought to emulate its original predecessor by forthrightly stating the costs — human, financial, and diplomatic — of the aggressive actions it is going to be advocating, and to say who should bear them.
It really ought to emulate its original predecessor by forthrightly stating the costs—human, financial, and diplomatic of the aggressive actions it is going to be advocating, and to say who should bear them.
