“I know what the first paragraph of my obituary is going to read,” he told The Hill. “‘John Rizzo, lead counsel, legally approved the torture programs.’” He conceded, though, that “if I had chosen to, I could have stopped them before they started.”
Their first paragraph does mention that, but it also describes him as "reflective but resolute." :ny-times-cool:
Their first paragraph does mention that, but it also describes him as "reflective but resolute." :ny-times-cool:
Saying "I could have stopped them but didn't" isn't "reflective," it's just dancing in the endzone.