When asked whether he now thinks that deciding to “look forward” on CIA torture was an error, former president Barack Obama said, “Honestly, I think the best thing for us to do as a country is to reject the cynicism, reject the Monday-morning-quarterbacking, and just look forward. That will be $950,000, please—and make it snappy: I have to meet Branson for a windsurfing date and his plane’s coming to pick me up. Make sure you have a good long look at my Nobel Peace Prize on the way out.”