Hasselbeck: Put ‘Bush On Trial’ Not 9/11 Terrorists

I don’t think Elisabeth Hasselbeck actually meant that we should literally put the former president on trial (though, honestly, sometimes it’s hard to tell amidst all the shrieking) instead she was arguing we shouldn’t use the prosecution of the 9/11 terrorists in a civilian court as a sort of backdoor way to retroactively try Bush policies. But in an attempt to make her point that’s actually what she said.

Hasselback: The point is…this trial is being done to expose things about the Bush administration. Put Bush on trial then! Don’t put KSM on trial in America.

Behar: I like that idea!

Perhaps it should be noted that the question the View ladies were actually debating was where the 9/11 trial should be held if not in New York City, because for various understandable reasons (security, cost) no one wants it. Hasselbeck thinks it should be held as a military tribunal. Says Joy Behar to Elisabeth: Calm Down! And then there’s a lot of yelling about who is the better American citizen. Video below:

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