I never got the impression the President's Speech was a rebuttal of liberal journalists. It was the opposite, I thought. He stated there had to be an end to the perpetual war. ???????????? He is going to do everything in his power to remove people from Guantanamo. He moved the drone operation to the military where it would be a part of a military operation. It removes weaponized drones to where they belong. Was I hearing in a different language because all the opposition to his speech seems strangely removed from it's context.
In order to understand what President Obama stated, one has to first accept the USA had the right to retaliate against al Qaeda for the attacks of September 11, 2001. Was there to be no military engagement after we were attacked? Iraq is an atrocity. But, Afghanistan and the 'correct' war. We had a right to do that.
Now to say there are more Americans dead compared to those that perished because of drone attacks is questionable, but, limiting a comparison to 'civilian deaths in the USA' to 'civilian deaths in a war theater' can be a legitimate measure of the ? carefulness ? of the military sent to defend the USA and allies.
One has to first accept the fact President Obama took office following a President engaged in war for nearly a decade having refused the existence of the Geneva Conventions. President Obama has been mopping up the Bush/Cheney mess for over four years now. I am confident it was not easy. So to state there is actually a clear understanding of President Obama's policies regarding terrorists is hardly accurate, except, he did what Bush/Cheney could never do and that was kill Osama bin Laden. Bush/Cheney allowed bin Laden to exist and thrive and spread his prowess knowing the 'great USA' could never kill him. It served the Bush/Cheney Doctrine of fear and hate to allow bin Laden to exist. Give me a break, Pakistan isn't that big a place.
What good what have the culture of fear drummed up by the Bush White House done if bin Laden was dead within a month after the attacks happened? It is a foregone conclusion the first words out of Bush's mouth was, "This was Iraq, parroted by Rumsfeld and the rest of the cabal.
For eight years the USA turned against decades of diplomacy to build a safer world and a safer country in order to kill the dictator that insulted "W"s daddy. Who was the real dictator? If anyone expects President Obama to unwind that corrupt reality overnight, I dare them to try. It was oddly interesting to watch him do it.
It must have been a more than interesting meeting for President Obama to finally know the USA knew where bin Laden's headquarters were. They were right there. Next to the Pakistan military college. How convenient.
In order to understand what President Obama stated, one has to first accept the USA had the right to retaliate against al Qaeda for the attacks of September 11, 2001. Was there to be no military engagement after we were attacked? Iraq is an atrocity. But, Afghanistan and the 'correct' war. We had a right to do that.
Now to say there are more Americans dead compared to those that perished because of drone attacks is questionable, but, limiting a comparison to 'civilian deaths in the USA' to 'civilian deaths in a war theater' can be a legitimate measure of the ? carefulness ? of the military sent to defend the USA and allies.
One has to first accept the fact President Obama took office following a President engaged in war for nearly a decade having refused the existence of the Geneva Conventions. President Obama has been mopping up the Bush/Cheney mess for over four years now. I am confident it was not easy. So to state there is actually a clear understanding of President Obama's policies regarding terrorists is hardly accurate, except, he did what Bush/Cheney could never do and that was kill Osama bin Laden. Bush/Cheney allowed bin Laden to exist and thrive and spread his prowess knowing the 'great USA' could never kill him. It served the Bush/Cheney Doctrine of fear and hate to allow bin Laden to exist. Give me a break, Pakistan isn't that big a place.
What good what have the culture of fear drummed up by the Bush White House done if bin Laden was dead within a month after the attacks happened? It is a foregone conclusion the first words out of Bush's mouth was, "This was Iraq, parroted by Rumsfeld and the rest of the cabal.
For eight years the USA turned against decades of diplomacy to build a safer world and a safer country in order to kill the dictator that insulted "W"s daddy. Who was the real dictator? If anyone expects President Obama to unwind that corrupt reality overnight, I dare them to try. It was oddly interesting to watch him do it.
It must have been a more than interesting meeting for President Obama to finally know the USA knew where bin Laden's headquarters were. They were right there. Next to the Pakistan military college. How convenient.
