tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20417751.post6925194947539026445..comments2024-01-22T18:22:29.391-08:00Comments on hedera's corner: Civilian Trials for Terroristshederahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01696592301686568456noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20417751.post-64780239410253418632009-11-23T15:38:55.013-08:002009-11-23T15:38:55.013-08:00It got called a "war" because the Bush A...It got called a "war" because the Bush Administration needed a legal justification for going into Iraq--something they'd planned to do since before Bush was even elected the first time. "Wartime" contingencies permit a number of actual powers (and PR buzz) which just chasing international terrorists doesn't allow. <br /><br />Everyone knows that Iraq was a crock. We've all known it for 7 years. WE started that war. There was NO war, before we did that. <br /><br />With respect to Afghanistan and Pakistan: We can't "win" in either country, and it's unlikely that we can effect any favorable outcome with force. My guess is that, no matter how long we hang around there, in the end it'll be either another dictator (like Saddam) or more theocratic nonsense like we now see in Iran. The Middle East is a mess, and we're making it messier. The Chinese have the right idea: Just sign economic pacts, and use your cash for leverage. Arabs aren't stupid; they recognize a good deal when they see it. <br /><br />So we don't want to buy opium. Maybe we could invent a new crop they could make medicine out of. Whatever--our boys wandering around the countryside looking for bombs isn't the answer. If Obama cringes under the "honor" thing, we can expect more senseless deaths, untold loss of treasure, and no end in sight. I still think we've done exactly what Osama wanted us to do, all along. We've really been completely gullible. Al Quaeda is perfectly happy to see tens of thousands of people killed, just to keep the game going; they know we're playing tar-baby--stuck in the muck. <br /><br />At least we don't have to listen to Smirk the Jerk crooning "the wahr on Tare" any more. Boy, was I sick of that!Curtis Favillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20417751.post-73605883867614783682009-11-21T21:36:58.543-08:002009-11-21T21:36:58.543-08:00I suspect that muslim countries wouldn't oppos...I suspect that muslim countries wouldn't oppose a trial on their home soil, if hypothetically, the US had perpetuated a 9/11 on one of their cities. And that even under the risk of a possible future retailation.RONWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10685861839372504999noreply@blogger.com