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"Tom Hyslip" wrote in message
m... You can't tell me that 1 in 1000 people didn't think that there would be another attack on US soil after 9/11. But because we took the war to them, there wasn't. Little evidence, correct. If not for President Bush, and this administration doing the right thing, instead of the popular thing, there would be evidence all over the place from additional attacks on our soil. And as far as the one sided point of the accuser, you are correct. I am a Federal Law Enforcement Officer, and an Officer in the Army Reserve. I have seen first hand what these people do, and given the opportunity will do it again. You, sir, are dangerous. You have been given power and you now believe your opinion is more important than oversight and due process. As an officer, what did your training and education in history teach you about the logical extension of such viewpoints? Power has been set up in this country with checks and balances. As a Law Enforcement Officer, you are subject to one very strong check and balance - the court system. You may fully believe you are correct, but you may be proven fully wrong. Just because you have seen what criminals can do does not give you the right to permanently lock up suspects on your whim. Do you really want to start dismantling this system of checks and balances? Where do you think that will lead? The ignorance of the general publice, and people who bash the war on terror makes me sick. But the great thing about this country, freedom, the ignorant are free to speak about subjects they have no idea, nor any knowledge of. So, is the only valid viewpoint whatever the administration says it is? As a citizen, I have a right to demand oversight of any administration, especially in important matters such as these. And I get suspicious, in a grand way, when the administration blocks all efforts at oversight. I do not know if what they are doing is right or wrong, or how much, but the foresight and planning shown so far by this administration do not give me a lot of confidence in their abilities and I would rather have more heads working on this and I would like to see this done in an organized, non-partisan manner. But let me ask this, would you rather have Al-Queda killing our civilians in the USA, or fighting our military in Iraq. I will take our military killing them in Iraq any day, then having them kill civilians over here. I do believe you rather missed my point. I would rather this country fight effectively, honestly, and honorably. You are in no better position than anybody else to know how effective the current policies will be in the long term. To really answer your question, what I want is to effectively neutralize the threat, not just now but going forward, and I don't want to have to have the military fighting battles all over the planet forever to achieve this goal. Enough of this. Say your response and I will leave it at that. You are free to have the "last word" here. "Peter Gottlieb" wrote in message et... "Tom Hyslip" wrote in message m... They all shout about others, and repeat rumors, with no evidence. Secret lists, secret proceedings - no oversight. As far as the enemy in Cuba, some of you will just never get it. If you release them, they will kill any Americans they can at their first chance. You know this based on what? Based on one side, the accuser? So we keep them until the war is over. This "war" will never be "over." So we keep them forever? You say what war? You have to be blind, 1993 WTC, Africa Embassies, USS Cole, 9/11, that is the war. We just finally got the balls to take the fight to them, and stopped worrying about public opinion. We need to protect this country, and we don't need anyone's permission to do it. There is little evidence what they have done has done anything to protect this country. Perhaps they keep everything so secret to avoid the whole mess being discovered as a sham? If they are genuinely concerned about sensitive information, then convene a bipartisan committee sworn to secrecy to oversee what is going on. (Oh, that's right, this administration can't keep national secrets to save it's life. But others in government can.) Bottom line: No oversight, no trust; and huge opportunity for abuse of power. |
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![]() Peter Gottlieb wrote: You have been given power and you now believe your opinion is more important than oversight and due process. "Due process" is short for "due process of LAW". Tell us. What LAW applies to non-military people found fighting in a foreign country against organized military personel? George Patterson The actions taken by the New Hampshire Episcopalians (ie. inducting a gay bishop) are an affront to Christians everywhere. I am just thankful that the church's founder, Henry VIII, and his wife Catherine of Aragon, and his wife Anne Boleyn, and his wife Jane Seymour, and his wife Anne of Cleves, and his wife Katherine Howard, and his wife Catherine Parr are no longer here to suffer through this assault on traditional Christian marriages. |
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I think you have missed my point entirely. I agree completely with your
last statement, but it might not be possible to nuetralize this threat wihtout the military fighting all over the plant for a long time. As far as the detainees in Cuba, they are treated well, and have to stay there until the war is over. No different than any other war, except that these detainees are not part of a uniformed military from a country. They are terrorist who only want to end the USA. The issue of the partiot act is another issue all together. I find the majority of people who speak out against the act have not read, and do not know what laws existed prior to the act. Very little changed with the creation of the act, except making the process faster by having one court's ruling apply in another jurisdiction. Plus allowing court orders on phone systems and cellular phones to stay effective when a suspect crosses jurisdictional boundaries. The one big change, the power to collect info from libaries, etc, really in my opinion is not that big of a deal. I just wish people would understand that all warrants, still have the proper judicial oversight, just as before the act. "Peter Gottlieb" wrote in message .. . "Tom Hyslip" wrote in message m... You can't tell me that 1 in 1000 people didn't think that there would be another attack on US soil after 9/11. But because we took the war to them, there wasn't. Little evidence, correct. If not for President Bush, and this administration doing the right thing, instead of the popular thing, there would be evidence all over the place from additional attacks on our soil. And as far as the one sided point of the accuser, you are correct. I am a Federal Law Enforcement Officer, and an Officer in the Army Reserve. I have seen first hand what these people do, and given the opportunity will do it again. You, sir, are dangerous. You have been given power and you now believe your opinion is more important than oversight and due process. As an officer, what did your training and education in history teach you about the logical extension of such viewpoints? Power has been set up in this country with checks and balances. As a Law Enforcement Officer, you are subject to one very strong check and balance - the court system. You may fully believe you are correct, but you may be proven fully wrong. Just because you have seen what criminals can do does not give you the right to permanently lock up suspects on your whim. Do you really want to start dismantling this system of checks and balances? Where do you think that will lead? The ignorance of the general publice, and people who bash the war on terror makes me sick. But the great thing about this country, freedom, the ignorant are free to speak about subjects they have no idea, nor any knowledge of. So, is the only valid viewpoint whatever the administration says it is? As a citizen, I have a right to demand oversight of any administration, especially in important matters such as these. And I get suspicious, in a grand way, when the administration blocks all efforts at oversight. I do not know if what they are doing is right or wrong, or how much, but the foresight and planning shown so far by this administration do not give me a lot of confidence in their abilities and I would rather have more heads working on this and I would like to see this done in an organized, non-partisan manner. But let me ask this, would you rather have Al-Queda killing our civilians in the USA, or fighting our military in Iraq. I will take our military killing them in Iraq any day, then having them kill civilians over here. I do believe you rather missed my point. I would rather this country fight effectively, honestly, and honorably. You are in no better position than anybody else to know how effective the current policies will be in the long term. To really answer your question, what I want is to effectively neutralize the threat, not just now but going forward, and I don't want to have to have the military fighting battles all over the planet forever to achieve this goal. Enough of this. Say your response and I will leave it at that. You are free to have the "last word" here. "Peter Gottlieb" wrote in message et... "Tom Hyslip" wrote in message m... They all shout about others, and repeat rumors, with no evidence. Secret lists, secret proceedings - no oversight. As far as the enemy in Cuba, some of you will just never get it. If you release them, they will kill any Americans they can at their first chance. You know this based on what? Based on one side, the accuser? So we keep them until the war is over. This "war" will never be "over." So we keep them forever? You say what war? You have to be blind, 1993 WTC, Africa Embassies, USS Cole, 9/11, that is the war. We just finally got the balls to take the fight to them, and stopped worrying about public opinion. We need to protect this country, and we don't need anyone's permission to do it. There is little evidence what they have done has done anything to protect this country. Perhaps they keep everything so secret to avoid the whole mess being discovered as a sham? If they are genuinely concerned about sensitive information, then convene a bipartisan committee sworn to secrecy to oversee what is going on. (Oh, that's right, this administration can't keep national secrets to save it's life. But others in government can.) Bottom line: No oversight, no trust; and huge opportunity for abuse of power. |
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