None of this is really all that surprising, Bowser. There are other reasons besides covering up mistakes or criminal activity to do this sort of thing. There are also national priorities. Bush needed the Saudis just like Obama needs the Pakis, and Churchill and Roosevelt needed Stalin. Sometimes the greater evil..., the devil you know..., the enemy of my enemy..., etc etc...

I don't know all the facts to this case, but there may be very good reasons for what happened, reasons that it would be best if they did not become public.

Then again, people DO try and cover up their crimes and mistakes.