Betzee said...

Betzee at 11:04 PM JST - 14th May

*This issue should widen, and not highlight America, it must focus on all the other torturers and human rights abusers. We can start with Japan's "confession" trial system, cross the water to the land-grab protesters of China, after traveling either through Laos or Vietnam, and pop into Burma. If we…

Posted in Obama says releasing detainee abuse photos would endanger U.S. troops at 11:04 PM JST - 14th May
Betzee at 10:50 PM JST - 14th May

to determine if charges are warranted and if so, how far up the chain-of-command those charges should go.

We know how far up they went under GWB, no higher than Lynndie England.

Posted in Obama says releasing detainee abuse photos would endanger U.S. troops at 10:50 PM JST - 14th May
Betzee at 10:27 PM JST - 14th May

Be a good student now.

Anyone who cannot list learning objectives has no business claiming to be an educator. The lesson here is that the the United States deviates from the Powell Doctrine, study up on it please, at it's own risk.

Afghanistan is Exhibit A of what can happen…

Posted in Obama says releasing detainee abuse photos would endanger U.S. troops at 10:27 PM JST - 14th May
Betzee at 10:15 PM JST - 14th May

One would think Obama woulda thought of that before he made the decision to release the photos.

Did GWB think before he rejected the assistance of our NATO allies almost eight years ago? Eight years???? Did he "flip flop" when he tried to get them to send more troops? "Oh,…

Posted in Obama says releasing detainee abuse photos would endanger U.S. troops at 10:15 PM JST - 14th May
Betzee at 01:17 PM JST - 14th May

the basic premise of the lecturer was "Nuke 'em until they glow in the dark," which I thought was a rather reactionary foreign policy stance. It makes me laugh thinking about it now. Can you imagine if some politican or military commander said something like that now?

The problem is…

Posted in Obama says releasing detainee abuse photos would endanger U.S. troops at 01:17 PM JST - 14th May
Betzee at 01:11 PM JST - 14th May

one long, four-year 'teaching moment' for the Left.

What exactly are we supposed to be learning? Let's say the photos are released and some heinous revenge type killing of US troops in the field takes place. Of course the Right would jump in and point out, "The Libs just don't…

Posted in Obama says releasing detainee abuse photos would endanger U.S. troops at 01:11 PM JST - 14th May
Betzee at 10:11 AM JST - 14th May

one year of social security or medicare budget is the equalivalent of all the money the US has spent for both the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan combined.

GWB didn't help when he undertook the biggest expansion of the welfare state since LBJ by expanding Medicare to include a prescription…

Posted in U.S. recession hits Social Security and Medicare at 10:11 AM JST - 14th May
Betzee at 11:15 PM JST - 12th May

terrifying Rush Limbaugh?

He's only terrifying to Republicans who want to express views contrary to the party line. That's the problem and it can't be solved by bashing liberals.

Posted in Cheney backs Limbaugh over Powell at 11:15 PM JST - 12th May
Betzee at 11:07 PM JST - 12th May

Bizarre.

Bizarre it right, though watching the Republican Party stomp its way into irrelevancy, led by none other than el Rushbo da man himself, is amusing given how oblivious many of the rank and file seem to be to the danger as they continue to mount the same old assaults…

Posted in Cheney backs Limbaugh over Powell at 11:07 PM JST - 12th May
Betzee at 11:00 PM JST - 12th May

Yabits,

I really feel I've gained insight into what it must have been like to live through the Chinese Cultural Revolution in which disgraced leaders were revealed to be "capitalist roaders." Now it's ranking Republicans who are first tarred as RINOs and then "Democrats." (Colin Powell has not changed his…

Posted in Cheney backs Limbaugh over Powell at 11:00 PM JST - 12th May