tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33740831.post2062970732482632..comments2023-05-28T08:14:32.355-04:00Comments on The Way We Spend Our Days Is the Way We Spend Our Lives: A Little Sunday Night Politicsalexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15170652655203156977noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33740831.post-29381314195807282382009-03-18T15:06:00.000-04:002009-03-18T15:06:00.000-04:00I think it is interesting--fascinating, really--th...I think it is interesting--fascinating, really--that Obama's policy re the War on Terror has evolved to be almost identical to Bush's, with just a few rhetorical bones thrown to the left (like he doesnt call the detainees enemy combatants (they just dont have a name) and he isnt holding them pursuant to Pres authority--but he isnt saying he doesnt have that, either. Or that he has extended the time commitment of our troops in Iraq from immediate withdrawal to withdwl in 16 months. He is keeping renditions, which means that the CIA can send captured whatever-we-will-call-thems to foreign countries where foreign soldiers will "question" them. Now they will be experiencing real torture that could kill or permanently injure them, (as opposed to playing Christina Aguillera on high volume or, at absolute worst, pouring water on their faces to simulate drowning (a practice the US military performs on our own soldiers as part of training)--things that are highly uncomfortable but not life-threatening. But that is a whole other discussion.) And he is closing Gitmo as soon as he can figure out where to send them, since he does not want them released yet. Hm.<BR/><BR/>The more intelligence reports Obama gets access to, the more his policy mirrors Bush's. I really am pleased, but I am wondering how all the people who felt so passionately about our "illegal war" are feeling now? Or is no one questioning anything anymore?alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170652655203156977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33740831.post-53131916488678865162009-03-18T15:03:00.000-04:002009-03-18T15:03:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170652655203156977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33740831.post-71372373217465531262009-03-17T07:51:00.000-04:002009-03-17T07:51:00.000-04:00Is it all the pictures of my kids in goggles? -Br...Is it all the pictures of my kids in goggles? -Brighamalexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170652655203156977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33740831.post-15449646264030395292009-03-16T21:12:00.000-04:002009-03-16T21:12:00.000-04:00Thanks for the article -- it was very insightful a...Thanks for the article -- it was very insightful and right-on -- thanks for posting it. I get smarter and better informed every time I read your blog!Ollie and Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08774917542022003579noreply@blogger.com