Not that Steve is, but simple minded people with simplistic concepts of war simply cannot win.

As with Israel, the concept of “asymmetric war” isn’t even in their lexicon, and if it is, they really can’t grasp the meaning, much less the chaos.

They pretend.

And that’s OK for a civilain, but not for an American general.

Or American intelligence, either.

You really can’t win a war by planting stories in Newsweek, or the WAPO.

It’s my impression their level of expertise doesn’t extend much beyond asking Woodward for a favor.

Hence, they’re rather circular.

What about the people run through the wringer at GITMO who finally got access to long-denied due process, and then turned out not to be guilty of anything?

When exactly did being a suspect become the equivalent of being guilty?

People were secretly kidnapped based on suspicion. They were secretly held, secretly interrogated, and sometimes secretly tortured. Information obtained from unreliable sources under extreme duress became the basis for further suspicions about other people. The intention was that such “evidence” could be ultimately be used as a basic for judgement by secret military tribunals; the accused wouldn’t even be informed of the particulars, or of the source of the information.

We don’t know a fraction of what went on at GITMO. We probably need to find out, if we want to be able to look the rest of the world in the eye with pride and call ourselves Americans. I don’t think we can’t do that by assigning responsibility. We have to take responsibility.

…trying to pursue charges against the suspected terrorists because of the breakdown in the judicial system that was supposed to be used to prosecute the Guantanamo inhabitants…

It probably would have been better not to worry about prosecuting the terrorists…I’m sorry, I mean “Guantanamo inhabitants”. It would have been better for everyone to have shot them on the spot, or while trying to escape after questioning.

He Kept Our Boys Out of Northern Ireland!!!

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“So this is in addition to CBS, NBC, ABC, MSNBC, CNN, and Oprah, right?”

Posted By: Chris | January 13, 2009 at 05:19 PM

Now honestly explain to me how it is that AAs are responsible for Obama’s election

How do you explain the multiple voting. My AA friend in NJ who NEVER voted in her 50 years of life went out with her son and mulitple voted and all her friends did it too.
I won’t quote what she said and I stand to be corrected if I’m wrong. So maybe I’m forgetting the fact that bama stole this election by any and all means. Sorry to you lump you in with a group think. Young Whites cheated too.

We might see something, but I suppose, again, as with the Iaraeli action, I would simply ask for an increased troop alertness.

I would also think, with the inaguration, we might see a spike in terrorist attacks, simply to rattle Obama and his new adminstration.

Exposing torture, the criminality of Bush and co, is best for America, strengthening American democracy, removing the runts and kooks from positions of power.

Because it is the runts and kooks who got us into this mess in the first place.

And until they go, we fail.

But, if it IS true, did the stint at GITMO cause this, much like Israel’s war v Hamas breeding new terrorists?

And if we don’t want to ask, or answer ANY of those those questions, we’re not smart enough for the job.

I guess Cheney and Bush will leave office with millions more dollars than when they came into office.
sigh…..

Speaking of Kenya, nObama’s Kenyan granny is coming to the inauguration with the whole family. I wonder if Odinga will be in the crowd? God help us!

The downfall to this is that anyone believing watching and listening to people who didnt do or say anything when it would of made a difference start talking about what they knew, what they known and what happened.. You think the number of casualties will not skyrocket? I mean if your siding with them, of course they are going to retaliate.

Why cant people just hold there elected officials accountable for not standing up to this administration. NOW everyone wants to state what was wrong? Was something wrong with there ability to talk? I find it amazing that the asshole Colin Powell who sold this shit to us is off scott free because he endorsed Obama. Something his supporters love considering the fact he was the one who was using bogus fake aerial photo’s of fake facilities and fake vehicles transporting the fake WMD’s.

This is the biggest fear right now in the military community. Not Bush, i dont give a shit about him at this point. But the fact that when individuals and stories like this get pushed to the front and all of a sudden *discovered* to change the topic. People don’t realize that next week the Iraqi’s wont be trying to link hands with us singing kumba ya once everyone starts speaking out. Yeah right, they are going to see that as a blank check. Just like how when the iraqi journalist was called damn near a hero for hitting bush with those shoes on blogs and in the MSM. I am sure no one seen the report covered in the blogs and MSM since everyone loved it about the soldiers on patrol being pelted with shoes in the street and having to stand there and take it.

My point is this, I really don’t care about any of these individuals in the outgoing administration. At all. Since only speaking out against something wrong when everyone else agrees with you is a trait that is unfamiliar to me, my main concern is for my soldiers who believe that as soon as everyone all of a sudden develop a conscious, who should be just as guilty and charged just as well, start saying how wrong everything was and is. That the casualty rate will escalate based on the admission of guilt.

Since no one checks and verifies information any more or even question why information is just coming to light. It is a fear that they will be thrown to the wolves. I understand everyone now wants to be a team player, its just that I question any and everything. The most inexperienced and naive would no that this will have them over there taking us out left and right. I question these articles and time frame and look at them suspiciously because it doesnt take a rocket scientist to see that if people here look as Iraq as illegal and as war crimes, they are going to take out those deployed on orders there based on a vote by your elected officials.

Wording is everything, and for some reason, I, do not believe certain individuals have our best interst at heart because this is just sloppy. When I read this portion:

The techniques they used were all authorized, but the manner in which they applied them was overly aggressive and too persistent. . . . You think of torture, you think of some horrendous physical act done to an individual

Something is not right and I wish someone would recognize what is before them. What I read is careful wording of someone stating you think, either it is, or it isnt. You think of some horrendous physical act.
I have people scared, literally fearful, so this damn individual needs to be up front and center with there ducks in a row. Because stating: you think of some horrendous physical act done to an individual might rile up the masses but it will cause a whole differnt outcome for us.

We are so quick to believe anything that is why we are not winning the war on jack shit. Read how that statement is worded. This article is written for you to draw a conclusion based on what you already know or expect from this outgoing administration. If we dont start becoming dilligent in questioning what it before us, we will never see what is coming.

http://therealbarackobama.wordpress.com/2009/01/14/seen-any-good-anti-obama-iranian-protest-photos-lately/

http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0109/Comcast_launchs_allObama_channel.html