Originally Posted by Snake Doctor

Just his 2nd full day in office and he's signed executive orders to close Guantanamo, close the CIA's "secret prisons" around the world, and banned torture and the harshest interrogation techniques.

Also, his AG designate said under oath that waterboarding is indeed torture and therefore illegal....a question Mukasey and Gonzales wouldn't even answer.

I think opinions of the U.S. around the world have already gone up substantially, and it's only day 2.