In 2012 it looks like we can expect the Obama administration to continue to barrel down the path that has already taken us far from the country we used to be.
Obama invoked America's status as a "nation of laws" to justify Manning's punishment; this is a President who has embraced much of the lawlessness of the Bush administration.
Bradley Manning is not the first military whistleblower to have his life ruined. The military is infamous for trying to silence soldiers who speak out against the war.
