The Bush team may be doing this right. What happens after he leaves office? This policy can be made into another SS, KGB, or other super-secret 1984-ish police state with barely any effort whatsoever. This just gave me chills. Now--whenever a James Beck or someone else they disagree with appears, they can just kill him with NO due process--and call him a terrorist. End of case.
I think you make the giant leap from tee box to green on a par 5 with a 7 iron on this statement bud. "It's in the hole"
Seriously, I think that we will need watchdog orgs and private citizens like yourself to keep the ship straight..............kinda like we have right now :' )
Your own concerns about the eveolution and development of an SS type org. are precisely the values and beliefs that many Americans have and this should make you sleep better at night. Other folks in other countries wouldn't ever be given a choice.
Excellent question! It has been said that, if not for the Berlin Wall falling, Bill Clinton would never have stood a chance of being elected. The presidency was primarily seen as the source of opposition to the Soviet Union and prosecution of the Cold War. All presidents served in the armed forces. (Though Reagan's service was limited, his "cold hawkishness" made up for it.)
You will not see a credible Democratic presidential candidate without significant military service. Kerry's antics in the Vietnam war probably even disqualify him: American's want to be reminded of sacrifice and patriotism and not dissention.
We have 3 more years with Bush at least. Long term solutions can be put in place later. We are now working to stave off the immediate threat.
Yep