Overdue Denunciation
The aftermath and consolidation of power in the aftermath of the election is beginning to fully manifest itself. The ascendency of A. Gonzalez and C. Rice to two of the most powerful posts in the governments is, simply, an ignominious insult.
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Gonzalez, the person who has given legal sanction to government-committed acts of torture, is now the top law enforcement official in the entire country (attorney general). The reports of torture perpetrated by the U.S. and the specious legal justifications presented for such behavior are extremely troubling. Even more troubling is that such conduct will, in all likelihood, continue unabated, along with the eviseration of civil liberties domestically.
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Even worse is Rice's move over to Foggy Bottom (State Department). Even with all the reality shows on television today, I have never seen anyone embarass themself worse and look more like a fool than she did in her testimony before the 9-11 Commission. What an utterly uncredible witness; the cross-x was devastating. Her ideas and manner of speaking are usually vague, misleading, incredulous or improbable.
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Okay, that's enough. At risk of stating the obvious, I do not believe a word of, or at least question the motive of, virtually public statement made by this administration. Since I am policy and politics guy, it just get tiring of trying to tune it all out all the time.
posted by DoronFL @ 19:02
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It is depressing. We also see where W and his puppeteers want to roll back most EPA laws, including the Endangered Species Act, which date back to that radical liberal Richard Nixon. If they can't change the laws, they just won't fund enforcement. It is truly sickening, and what this all adds up to is the critical necessity of folks like us to contact their eected representatives (you know, those folks who have been gerrymandered into perpetually safe congressional seats) and demand that they stand up for what is right, instead of just what is far right. Also we need to start a grass rots movement to elect open minded and free thinking people to state and local offices. That is where tomorrow's future leaders are often born.
It is depressing. We also see where W and his puppeteers want to roll back most EPA laws, including the Endangered Species Act, which date back to that radical liberal Richard Nixon. If they can't change the laws, they just won't fund enforcement. It is truly sickening, and what this all adds up to is the critical necessity of folks like us to contact their eected representatives (you know, those folks who have been gerrymandered into perpetually safe congressional seats) and demand that they stand up for what is right, instead of just what is far right. Also we need to start a grass rots movement to elect open minded and free thinking people to state and local offices. That is where tomorrow's future leaders are often born.
what is interesting is that you are reading strictly from democratic talking points. For the record, your kind loves to make accusations without any support. I would love for you to admit that Iraq is forming a new government based on popular elections.
Let me address each point in turn. As to the first, the specific examples of questionable to poor judgment cited go well beyond mere talking points.
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As to the second, I can think of no greater recent example of making "accusations without support" than the up-to-now still unproven claim that Iraq had WMD.
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That said, I will certainly admit that Iraq recently had elections and is forming a new government. That line of argument, however, is one of ends justifying the means, methods and costs. The costs in terms of human life, U.S. credibility (at home and abroad) and the economy, (not to mention a radical, dangerous shift in national security strategy to one of preemption), have been substantial. That conditions may at last be improving in Iraq does not necessarily mean that the war was justified.
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