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2004-05-11 Home Front: Politix

Sorry, But It's Time to Stop Apologizing

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Posted by Dragon Fly 2004-05-11 11:30|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 agreed. Quit apologizing, step up the PR by noting the good things we've done - and noting that the media refuse to cover these. Start whacking more Mahdi's and extend the reach into Syria and Iran. Time's a-wasting... When will the Iranian uprising campaign start?

Posted by Frank G 2004-05-11 11:36:05 AM|| 2004-05-11 11:36:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I don't know, but I better be hearing "Bombs over Tehran/Damascus" on or by Nov. 5th.

Posted by Anonymous4021 2004-05-11 11:48:07 AM|| 2004-05-11 11:48:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I agree. We need to stop apologizing. I also don't like the fact of our opening this first court martial to the public. That means the fix is in -- the poor sod has already been found guilty. I don't care what he's accused of. Even in the army, you're supposed to have some rights. They're going to turn this into a media circus.

Posted by Infidel Bob 2004-05-11 12:17:32 PM|| 2004-05-11 12:17:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Infidel Bob - true, true. But as they say, what goes around comes around. Seems to me he's just getting a taste of his own medicine.

I hope they all get fair trials, but they won't get any sympathy from me. They single handedly did more to endanger our soldiers and hurt our war effort than the entire Iraqi Army.

What they did was wrong, they knew it and as far as I'm concerned they have no excuse for what they did.

So sure, you are right and I hope they get a fair trial - but - as just a matter of reality - what goes around comes around and they are getting theirs.

Posted by B 2004-05-11 12:25:46 PM|| 2004-05-11 12:25:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I hope they get fair trials. And, if guilty, I hope they're punished. I just don't want to see them railroaded.

Posted by Infidel Bob 2004-05-11 12:28:12 PM|| 2004-05-11 12:28:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 fair enough. I feel the same way.

Posted by B 2004-05-11 12:30:36 PM|| 2004-05-11 12:30:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 they're plea bargaining already..expect them to roll over on the higher-ups, claiming their orders were unclear, yadda yadda

Posted by Frank G 2004-05-11 12:33:39 PM|| 2004-05-11 12:33:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 A4021 - The election is Nov 2. I don't know about bombs over the cities but there may be "UFOs" over the nuke power plant the Mullahs are building to produce fissionable material for ABombs

Posted by BigEd 2004-05-11 1:16:47 PM|| 2004-05-11 1:16:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 At some point it would be nice to see a glaringly direct link made between the mutilation or murder of foreign captives and the use of more coercive interrogation techniques that sought to prevent any repetitions of same.

This in no way justifies outright abuse, but the holding of hostages and mistreatment of prisoners most definitely lent additional urgency that might not have been called for had our foes adopted more civilized measures.

Posted by Zenster 2004-05-11 1:28:26 PM|| 2004-05-11 1:28:26 PM|| Front Page Top

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