Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor can deny her feelings about her decisions all she wants, but, she was a member of the Iraq Study Group. That speaks eons to the reality of her regret. In this video she says, "...ask (the question) and I'll deal with it." Dealing with it is not the same as answering it as though she had taken a oath to tell the truth.
President Bush (click here) and several senators expressed reservations Thursday about portions of the Iraq Study Group's recent report. Study group members former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and former Clinton adviser Vernon Jordan discuss the response.
SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR, Iraq Study Group: Well, it depends, of course, on what you mean by "victory." The report that the study group put out stated as the goal, using language of the president, something about the stability of the government in Iraq and making it able to defend itself, and support itself, and not be a threat to its neighbors or itself.
MARGARET WARNER: And, Mr. Jordan, your view on that. I mean, is victory a word? You didn't use it much in your report. Is that a word that applies to the prospects here?
VERNON JORDAN, Iraq Study Group: Yes, I don't think we ought to get caught up on the president's rhetoric. I think we ought to get caught up on the actions that he's going to take in response to this study group report.
And I would not get caught up, Margaret, on whether he said "victory" or "get the job done." I think we ought to just see what his reaction is going to be.
I feel very good about his reaction as he spoke with us. And yesterday, he was open; he was receptive; he congratulated us on our work. And I think he is deserving of some time to read it carefully, to think about it, to consult with his advisers, and then speak to the nation.
The sincere reason for the Iraq Study Group was to devolve the rhetoric, add moral content and limit the military engagement by the military. That should have never have been necessary in the USA. It was because of the attacks on USA infrastructure on September 11, 2001 where the country was wrenched into a war that was never to end. There needed to be a form of leverage to remove the overwhelming hold the Executive Branch had on the country. The culture of fear was embedded in the country more than journalists had a right to be embedded with the military.
As far as I am concerned, The Iraq Study Group proved beyond any words that the USA created a dictatorship it could not remove; so much for the Founding Founders.
Toobin is a consistent and a quality commentator. His legal content is sound and has integrity regardless of what any propagandist tries to get him to say at CNN. I think journalists like to call propaganda Editorial Content. Well, that is what the Bushs like to add to their politics on a right regular basis, Editorial Content. It caused a war, it is not a minor issue.
But, Toobin doesn't bother with the Editorial Content; he serves it up straight regardless of what others would like him to state. He likes the idea of having integrity at the same time he is a lawyer. That is also true for Sanjay Gupta and Soledad O'Brien. They are consistent in their ETHICAL values for their professions. It is important.
Embedding journalists in the ranks of the military in Iraq created a faux of security for journalists reporting on war. Some excellent journalists have died since then. I also believe that false sense of well being while war was transpiring provided for the venue of the successful attacks in Benghazi. Ambassador Stevens should have had a greater sense of fear than he did. That lack of fear of war has taken it's toll throughout segments of society and is a real element in the violence of the gun culture in the USA. People actually think they could be successful as a militia in 2013. That is a fantasy. If a real war was ever unleashed in the USA, the militias would never survive, they would be among the first to die.
There was a huge propaganda content with Bush and his wars. It did not serve the USA well. Not at all. It has done a great deal of damage with intent to do so.
When I state Bush created a dictatorship, he forgets Saddam was elected, too. He rolled National Guard tanks out at peace demonstrations and had sharp shooters on the roofs of buildings during marches. Don't tell me the man wasn't maniacal in his intent of control and domination. We don't need another Bush that will be worse than his brother requiring control in creating his own privatized government structure that would survive as non-profits after he left the Governorship. Promise. Jeb is worse than George.
Oh, no one bothered to figure out how privatized government is the same as a dictatorship? Really? No one had figured out? Oh, come on. What changes the CEO of a company, an election? No, no, no...money. Money is what sends a CEO out the door. When stockholders get angry enough with their lack of profit turned into shares and share value.
Hello?
Toobin is a consistent and a quality commentator. His legal content is sound and has integrity regardless of what any propagandist tries to get him to say at CNN. I think journalists like to call propaganda Editorial Content. Well, that is what the Bushs like to add to their politics on a right regular basis, Editorial Content. It caused a war, it is not a minor issue.
But, Toobin doesn't bother with the Editorial Content; he serves it up straight regardless of what others would like him to state. He likes the idea of having integrity at the same time he is a lawyer. That is also true for Sanjay Gupta and Soledad O'Brien. They are consistent in their ETHICAL values for their professions. It is important.
Embedding journalists in the ranks of the military in Iraq created a faux of security for journalists reporting on war. Some excellent journalists have died since then. I also believe that false sense of well being while war was transpiring provided for the venue of the successful attacks in Benghazi. Ambassador Stevens should have had a greater sense of fear than he did. That lack of fear of war has taken it's toll throughout segments of society and is a real element in the violence of the gun culture in the USA. People actually think they could be successful as a militia in 2013. That is a fantasy. If a real war was ever unleashed in the USA, the militias would never survive, they would be among the first to die.
There was a huge propaganda content with Bush and his wars. It did not serve the USA well. Not at all. It has done a great deal of damage with intent to do so.
When I state Bush created a dictatorship, he forgets Saddam was elected, too. He rolled National Guard tanks out at peace demonstrations and had sharp shooters on the roofs of buildings during marches. Don't tell me the man wasn't maniacal in his intent of control and domination. We don't need another Bush that will be worse than his brother requiring control in creating his own privatized government structure that would survive as non-profits after he left the Governorship. Promise. Jeb is worse than George.
Oh, no one bothered to figure out how privatized government is the same as a dictatorship? Really? No one had figured out? Oh, come on. What changes the CEO of a company, an election? No, no, no...money. Money is what sends a CEO out the door. When stockholders get angry enough with their lack of profit turned into shares and share value.
Hello?
