I agree with the President and his decision to not release additional pictures of tortures over in Iraq, going against his earlier declaration that he would, in fact, release them.
He's right this time--putting out more pictures now would only further stir up more animosity and anger and who knows what. It would be of no benefit.
I also think the President is correct in shutting down the Guantanamo Prison. There are only approximately 240 prisoners there and Montana alone has publicly announced they would take 100 of those prisoners. That would leave 2.85 prisoners, left to be distributed to the other 49 states.
And we can't handle that, as a country?
Nonsense. Of course we can.
Where I don't agree with President Obama is that he has declared there are some prisoners at Guantanamo right now who we will simply continue to hold indefinitely without any charges filed and without any trial.
And that's just wrong.
That is not what the United States is about or has ever been about.
That makes us no better than the old Soviet Union or China, even today.
We have always acted with our Constitution and laws and said that you cannot be held without charges being filed, without trial and without facing your accusers.
Are we not, any longer, any better than some South American "banana republic"?
We always used to think we were.
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Though torn on the issue of photo release, as a Vet, I will always come down on the side of my comrades in the field.
This is not good for them.
They come first.
When they are finally home safe, we'll talk.
The photos will come out anyway, as they say, "In the fullness of time".
Troops, then truth, honor both.
Our values are our bulwark.
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