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Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!
There is no reasonable expectation for winning that lawsuit. We've already lost. It's a waste of money. Plus, we did it. We participated in denying him due process, torturing him and convicting him illegally. The irony here is that's the kind of thing the Taliban does. Why would we support that sort of behavior when we were fighting against that behavior...hence it makes no sense.
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Politically, fighting the lawsuit tooth and nail and having a judge decide the amount is a far better route to take in these circumstances.
You put the decision to award a very controversial money judgment in the hands of an unelected court. The Government can say, we did our best, but we lost. Don't blame us.
Further, there is a better potential for having the Speer family actually attempt to seek a preservation order on any judgment rather than having it leaked that the money was already paid.
Legally, yes, the government had no chance. Worst case scenario, they lose 20 million instead of 10; in the grand scheme of the federal government, that isn't bad.