2-2-09

Elections have consequences and we will surely pay for the one we just had, every time we turn around, for the next four years. Stupid, naive and dangerous can be the only way to describe Mr. Obama as he proclaimed that the safety and security of the American citizens comes second, essentially, to perceptions of the world towards our country and of course his own deeply held beliefs.

When Obama decided to do a little showboating and signed an executive order directing the closure of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay it was obvious he put little thought into what he was doing and where the people being held there where going to go once they were removed from the military jail. Showboating I say? Yes, if he wanted to close the thing he makes a bold stand, signs an order and it gets done, like right now! Instead, as usual, he takes the easy way out and dictates the detention facility will be closed “within a year” which is a convenient way to put the issue on the back burner while pretending to have taken decisive action, his fawning and clueless supporters thusly distracted from the matter.

Of course George W. Bush also wanted to empty the terrorist detention center as far back as 2006 fully aware that European governments, the UN and various human rights groups were beside themselves over the U.S. holding inmates as “enemy combatants” without trial, charges, or any prospect of release claiming it was “cruel and unlawful.”

“I’d like to close Guantanamo,” Mr Bush said. “But I also recognise that we’re holding some people that are darned dangerous, and that we’d better have a plan to deal with them in our courts.

Funny thing is that while handing out criticism comes fairly easy from these European countries, when it’s time to step up and do their part to assist in the closing of the facility and accept some responsibility they want nothing to do with the bad guys when they are released.
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