The Never Ending Plea to Ignore War-Crimes

Rivkin and Casey are the latest disgusting establishment shills to argue this point, here in the WaPo:

Attempting to prosecute political opponents at home or facilitating their prosecution abroad, however much one disagrees with their policy choices while in office, is like pouring acid into our democratic machinery. As the history of the late, unlamented independent counsel statute taught, once a Pandora's box is opened, its contents can wreak havoc equally across the political and party spectrum. If, for example, al-Qaeda is nothing more than a criminal conspiracy -- as some have claimed for many years -- President Obama's charge sheet has already been started. By authorizing continued Predator missile attacks against al-Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan and Pakistan, he has directly targeted those "civilians" with deadly force. That is a war crime.

This sounds quite a bit like a threat to Obama that there will be payback if he pursues criminal charges against Bushco. But you know what? Let's seek justice and let the chips fall where they may. Crimes are crimes. Torture is a crime, it has nothing to do with "policy choices" or being a political opponent.