Colbert Torches Obama On Bagram Decision (VIDEO)

While he only dedicated the first two minutes of his show to the issue, Stephen Colbert's mini-segment on President Barack Obama's decision to preserve the habeas corpus-free detainee policy at Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan was a brutal, bitter, and important piece of comedy.

Setting up his bit to appear as if the faux-conservative Colbert was going to pull a Jonah Goldbergian bit of praise for greenlighting the Somali pirate sniper solution, Colbert instead veered, giving major props to Obama's decision to appeal the recent court decision that granted habeas corpus rights to Bagram detainees. "He's just following the long-standing principle of American justice: guilty until proven forgotten about."

"It's essentially the same stance taken by George Bush," Colbert added, "With one important difference: Obama makes the kids like it." Sad because it's funny because it's true.

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