It may be that one might sympathize with the dilemma underlings face, but the United States is on record for having prosecuted people who said they were just following legal orders.   The basis for the trials was the belief that there are basic human rights that cannot be violated, and that those who do violate them are subject to punishment. You might not agree with the scope of this, but the fact is that the United States did prosecute such people, and has signed international treaties to this effect. Obama has no standing to argue that those who were following orders are not to be prosecuted. Political convenience is no excuse.

yours,

Peter T.